{"id":4406,"date":"2023-10-04T13:13:56","date_gmt":"2023-10-04T20:13:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/socialcatfish.com\/blog\/?p=4406"},"modified":"2023-10-04T13:13:57","modified_gmt":"2023-10-04T20:13:57","slug":"phishing-scams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/socialcatfish.com\/scamfish\/phishing-scams\/","title":{"rendered":"Phishing Scams: How to Protect Yourself from Attacks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"search_mb_2020 scfb_mb_search scfb_full_search blog_content_search\"> <div class=\"search-form-2020\"  data-js-r=\"search.form\">\n    <div class=\"row tabs-content\">\n        <div class=\"scf-tooltip-badge-target\" data-badge-number=\"1\" data-badge-position=\"badge-bl\"><\/div>\n        <div class=\"col-sm-3\">\n\n            <div class=\"tabs\" data-pause=\"false\">\n                <div class=\"dropdown-overlay\"  data-js-r=\"search.form.dropdown_overlay\"><\/div>\n                <a data-item=\"0\" data-type=\"2\" href=\"https:\/\/socialcatfish.com\/\" class=' active '><i class=\"si-user\"><\/i> <span>Name<\/span><\/a>\n                <a data-item=\"1\" data-type=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/socialcatfish.com\/reverse-email-address-search\/\" class=' '><i class=\"si-email\"><\/i> <span>Email<\/span><\/a>\n                <a data-item=\"2\" data-type=\"3\" href=\"https:\/\/socialcatfish.com\/reverse-phone-lookup\/\" class=' '><i class=\"si-phone\"><\/i> <span>Phone<\/span><\/a>\n                <a data-item=\"3\" data-type=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/socialcatfish.com\/reverse-username-search\/\" class=' '><i class=\"si-username\"><\/i> <span>Username<\/span><\/a>\n                <a data-item=\"4\" data-type=\"5\" href=\"https:\/\/socialcatfish.com\/reverse-address-check\/\" class=' address_search_menue '><i class=\"si-location\"><\/i> <span>Address<\/span><\/a>\n                <a data-item=\"5\" data-type=\"4\" href=\"https:\/\/socialcatfish.com\/reverse-image-search\/\" class=' '><i class=\"si-image\"><\/i> <span>Image<\/span><\/a>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"col-sm-7\"  data-js-r=\"search.input.all\">\n            <div class=\"row list  active name-list\">\n                <div class=\"col-sm-6 border-rt\">\n                    <input type=\"text\" placeholder=\"Enter name here\" aria-label=\"Enter name here\" value=\"\" maxlength=\"100\" name=\"full_name\" aria-required=\"true\">\n                    <label class=\"scf-tooltip-val\">Start Here<\/label>\n                <\/div>\n                                <div class=\"col-sm-6 si-triangle-down\">\n                    <select name=\"country\" ><option value=\"US\">United States<\/option><option value=\"CA\">Canada<\/option><option value=\"GB\">United Kingdom<\/option><option value=\"AF\">Afghanistan<\/option><option value=\"AX\">\u00c5land Islands<\/option><option value=\"AL\">Albania<\/option><option value=\"DZ\">Algeria<\/option><option value=\"AS\">American Samoa<\/option><option value=\"AD\">Andorra<\/option><option value=\"AO\">Angola<\/option><option value=\"AI\">Anguilla<\/option><option value=\"AQ\">Antarctica<\/option><option value=\"AG\">Antigua and Barbuda<\/option><option value=\"AR\">Argentina<\/option><option value=\"AM\">Armenia<\/option><option value=\"AW\">Aruba<\/option><option value=\"AU\">Australia<\/option><option value=\"AT\">Austria<\/option><option value=\"AZ\">Azerbaijan<\/option><option value=\"BS\">Bahamas<\/option><option value=\"BH\">Bahrain<\/option><option value=\"BD\">Bangladesh<\/option><option value=\"BB\">Barbados<\/option><option value=\"BE\">Belgium<\/option><option value=\"BZ\">Belize<\/option><option value=\"BJ\">Benin<\/option><option value=\"BM\">Bermuda<\/option><option value=\"BT\">Bhutan<\/option><option value=\"BO\">Bolivia<\/option><option value=\"BA\">Bosnia and Herzegovina<\/option><option value=\"BW\">Botswana<\/option><option value=\"BV\">Bouvet Island<\/option><option value=\"BR\">Brazil<\/option><option value=\"IO\">British Indian Ocean Territory<\/option><option value=\"BN\">Brunei Darussalam<\/option><option value=\"BG\">Bulgaria<\/option><option value=\"BF\">Burkina Faso<\/option><option value=\"BI\">Burundi<\/option><option value=\"KH\">Cambodia<\/option><option value=\"CM\">Cameroon<\/option><option value=\"CV\">Cape Verde<\/option><option value=\"KY\">Cayman Islands<\/option><option value=\"CF\">Central African Republic<\/option><option value=\"TD\">Chad<\/option><option value=\"CL\">Chile<\/option><option value=\"CN\">China<\/option><option value=\"CX\">Christmas Island<\/option><option value=\"CC\">Cocos (Keeling) Islands<\/option><option value=\"CO\">Colombia<\/option><option value=\"KM\">Comoros<\/option><option value=\"CK\">Cook Islands<\/option><option value=\"CR\">Costa Rica<\/option><option value=\"HR\">Croatia<\/option><option value=\"CY\">Cyprus<\/option><option value=\"CZ\">Czech Republic<\/option><option value=\"DK\">Denmark<\/option><option value=\"DJ\">Djibouti<\/option><option value=\"DM\">Dominica<\/option><option value=\"DO\">Dominican Republic<\/option><option value=\"EC\">Ecuador<\/option><option value=\"EG\">Egypt<\/option><option value=\"SV\">El Salvador<\/option><option value=\"GQ\">Equatorial Guinea<\/option><option value=\"ER\">Eritrea<\/option><option value=\"EE\">Estonia<\/option><option value=\"ET\">Ethiopia<\/option><option value=\"FK\">Falkland Islands (Malvinas)<\/option><option value=\"FO\">Faroe Islands<\/option><option value=\"FJ\">Fiji<\/option><option value=\"FI\">Finland<\/option><option value=\"FR\">France<\/option><option value=\"GF\">French Guiana<\/option><option value=\"PF\">French Polynesia<\/option><option value=\"TF\">French Southern Territories<\/option><option value=\"GA\">Gabon<\/option><option value=\"GM\">Gambia<\/option><option value=\"GE\">Georgia<\/option><option value=\"DE\">Germany<\/option><option value=\"GH\">Ghana<\/option><option value=\"GI\">Gibraltar<\/option><option value=\"GR\">Greece<\/option><option value=\"GL\">Greenland<\/option><option value=\"GD\">Grenada<\/option><option value=\"GP\">Guadeloupe<\/option><option value=\"GU\">Guam<\/option><option value=\"GT\">Guatemala<\/option><option value=\"GG\">Guernsey<\/option><option value=\"GN\">Guinea<\/option><option value=\"GW\">Guinea-bissau<\/option><option value=\"GY\">Guyana<\/option><option value=\"HT\">Haiti<\/option><option value=\"HM\">Heard Island and Mcdonald Islands<\/option><option value=\"VA\">Holy See (Vatican City State)<\/option><option value=\"HN\">Honduras<\/option><option value=\"HK\">Hong Kong<\/option><option value=\"HU\">Hungary<\/option><option value=\"IS\">Iceland<\/option><option value=\"IN\">India<\/option><option value=\"ID\">Indonesia<\/option><option value=\"IE\">Ireland<\/option><option value=\"IM\">Isle of Man<\/option><option value=\"IL\">Israel<\/option><option value=\"IT\">Italy<\/option><option value=\"JM\">Jamaica<\/option><option value=\"JP\">Japan<\/option><option value=\"JE\">Jersey<\/option><option value=\"JO\">Jordan<\/option><option value=\"KZ\">Kazakhstan<\/option><option value=\"KE\">Kenya<\/option><option value=\"KI\">Kiribati<\/option><option value=\"KW\">Kuwait<\/option><option value=\"KG\">Kyrgyzstan<\/option><option value=\"LA\">Lao People's Democratic Republic<\/option><option value=\"LV\">Latvia<\/option><option value=\"LS\">Lesotho<\/option><option value=\"LI\">Liechtenstein<\/option><option value=\"LT\">Lithuania<\/option><option value=\"LU\">Luxembourg<\/option><option value=\"MO\">Macao<\/option><option value=\"MK\">Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of<\/option><option value=\"MG\">Madagascar<\/option><option value=\"MW\">Malawi<\/option><option value=\"MY\">Malaysia<\/option><option value=\"MV\">Maldives<\/option><option value=\"ML\">Mali<\/option><option value=\"MT\">Malta<\/option><option value=\"MH\">Marshall Islands<\/option><option value=\"MQ\">Martinique<\/option><option value=\"MR\">Mauritania<\/option><option value=\"MU\">Mauritius<\/option><option value=\"YT\">Mayotte<\/option><option value=\"MX\">Mexico<\/option><option value=\"FM\">Micronesia, Federated States of<\/option><option value=\"MD\">Moldova, Republic of<\/option><option value=\"MC\">Monaco<\/option><option value=\"MN\">Mongolia<\/option><option value=\"ME\">Montenegro<\/option><option value=\"MS\">Montserrat<\/option><option value=\"MA\">Morocco<\/option><option value=\"MZ\">Mozambique<\/option><option value=\"NA\">Namibia<\/option><option value=\"NR\">Nauru<\/option><option value=\"NP\">Nepal<\/option><option value=\"NL\">Netherlands<\/option><option value=\"AN\">Netherlands Antilles<\/option><option value=\"NC\">New Caledonia<\/option><option value=\"NZ\">New Zealand<\/option><option value=\"NI\">Nicaragua<\/option><option value=\"NE\">Niger<\/option><option value=\"NG\">Nigeria<\/option><option value=\"NU\">Niue<\/option><option value=\"NF\">Norfolk Island<\/option><option value=\"MP\">Northern Mariana Islands<\/option><option value=\"NO\">Norway<\/option><option value=\"OM\">Oman<\/option><option value=\"PK\">Pakistan<\/option><option value=\"PW\">Palau<\/option><option value=\"PS\">Palestinian Territory, Occupied<\/option><option value=\"PA\">Panama<\/option><option value=\"PG\">Papua New Guinea<\/option><option value=\"PY\">Paraguay<\/option><option value=\"PE\">Peru<\/option><option value=\"PH\">Philippines<\/option><option value=\"PN\">Pitcairn<\/option><option value=\"PL\">Poland<\/option><option value=\"PT\">Portugal<\/option><option value=\"PR\">Puerto Rico<\/option><option value=\"QA\">Qatar<\/option><option value=\"RE\">Reunion<\/option><option value=\"RO\">Romania<\/option><option value=\"RU\">Russian Federation<\/option><option value=\"RW\">Rwanda<\/option><option value=\"SH\">Saint Helena<\/option><option value=\"KN\">Saint Kitts and Nevis<\/option><option value=\"LC\">Saint Lucia<\/option><option value=\"PM\">Saint Pierre and Miquelon<\/option><option value=\"VC\">Saint Vincent and The Grenadines<\/option><option value=\"WS\">Samoa<\/option><option value=\"SM\">San Marino<\/option><option value=\"ST\">Sao Tome and Principe<\/option><option value=\"SA\">Saudi Arabia<\/option><option value=\"SN\">Senegal<\/option><option value=\"RS\">Serbia<\/option><option value=\"SC\">Seychelles<\/option><option value=\"SL\">Sierra Leone<\/option><option value=\"SG\">Singapore<\/option><option value=\"SK\">Slovakia<\/option><option value=\"SI\">Slovenia<\/option><option value=\"SB\">Solomon Islands<\/option><option value=\"ZA\">South Africa<\/option><option value=\"GS\">South Georgia and The South Sandwich Islands<\/option><option value=\"KR\">South Korea<\/option><option value=\"ES\">Spain<\/option><option value=\"LK\">Sri Lanka<\/option><option value=\"SR\">Suriname<\/option><option value=\"SJ\">Svalbard and Jan Mayen<\/option><option value=\"SZ\">Swaziland<\/option><option value=\"SE\">Sweden<\/option><option value=\"CH\">Switzerland<\/option><option value=\"TW\">Taiwan, Province of China<\/option><option value=\"TJ\">Tajikistan<\/option><option value=\"TZ\">Tanzania, United Republic of<\/option><option value=\"TH\">Thailand<\/option><option value=\"TL\">Timor-leste<\/option><option value=\"TG\">Togo<\/option><option value=\"TK\">Tokelau<\/option><option value=\"TO\">Tonga<\/option><option value=\"TT\">Trinidad and Tobago<\/option><option value=\"TN\">Tunisia<\/option><option value=\"TR\">Turkey<\/option><option value=\"TM\">Turkmenistan<\/option><option value=\"TC\">Turks and Caicos Islands<\/option><option value=\"TV\">Tuvalu<\/option><option value=\"UG\">Uganda<\/option><option value=\"UA\">Ukraine<\/option><option value=\"AE\">United Arab Emirates<\/option><option value=\"UM\">United States Minor Outlying Islands<\/option><option value=\"UY\">Uruguay<\/option><option value=\"UZ\">Uzbekistan<\/option><option value=\"VU\">Vanuatu<\/option><option value=\"VE\">Venezuela<\/option><option value=\"VN\">Viet Nam<\/option><option value=\"VG\">Virgin Islands, British<\/option><option value=\"VI\">Virgin Islands, U.S.<\/option><option value=\"WF\">Wallis and Futuna<\/option><option value=\"EH\">Western Sahara<\/option><option value=\"YE\">Yemen<\/option><option value=\"ZM\">Zambia<\/option><\/select>                <\/div>\n                \n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"row list \">\n                <input type=\"text\" placeholder=\"Enter email here\" name=\"email\" maxlength=\"100\" value=\"\" >\n                <label class=\"scf-tooltip-val\">Start Here: Search an Email<\/label>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"row list \">\n                <input type=\"text\" placeholder=\"Enter phone here\" name=\"phone\" maxlength=\"12\" value=\"\"  data-js-r=\"search.input.phone\">\n                <label class=\"scf-tooltip-val\">Start Here: Search a Phone Number<\/label>\n            <\/div>\n            <div 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[];\n<\/script><\/div><\/p>\n<p>Phishing is an attempt to obtain private information such as usernames, passwords, and credit card information from innocent victims online. Solely for malicious reasons by disguising as a trustworthy entity in electronic communication, such as a <a href=\"https:\/\/socialcatfish.com\/scamfish\/reverse-email-lookup\/\">scam email.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The daily increase in usage of the internet coincides with the rise in <a href=\"https:\/\/socialcatfish.com\/scamfish\/netflix-scam-emails-how-to-delete-and-report-these-phishing-emails\/\">phishing<\/a>. Over 58% of organizations have seen a <a href=\"https:\/\/socialcatfish.com\/scamfish\/bec-phishing-scams-what-your-business-needs-to-do-to-avoid-this-common-email-scam\/\">significant increase in phishing attacks<\/a> over the last year. Despite that increase, most companies don\u2019t feel prepared to protect themselves against phishing scams.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">6 Most Common Types of Phishing Scams<\/h2>\n\n[aesop_image  img=&#8221;https:\/\/socialcatfish.com\/scamfish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/My-Post-4.jpg&#8221; panorama=&#8221;off&#8221; imgwidth=&#8221;100%&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; lightbox=&#8221;off&#8221; captionsrc=&#8221;custom&#8221; captionposition=&#8221;left&#8221; revealfx=&#8221;off&#8221; overlay_revealfx=&#8221;off&#8221;]\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Deceptive Phishing<\/h3>\n<p>Deceptive phishing refers to an attack by which fraudsters <a href=\"https:\/\/socialcatfish.com\/scamfish\/scam-website-how-to-tell-if-a-website-is-fake\/\">impersonate a legitimate company<\/a> and attempt to steal people\u2019s personal information for login credentials.<a href=\"https:\/\/socialcatfish.com\/scamfish\/fraudulent-emails\/\"> The emails they send<\/a> frequently use threats and a sense of urgency to scare users into doing what the attacker is requesting.<\/p>\n<p>For example, PayPal scammers might send out a message that instructs you to click on a link to rectify a discrepancy with your <a href=\"https:\/\/socialcatfish.com\/scamfish\/spotting-unfamiliar-activities-on-your-accounts\/\">account<\/a>. The reality is the link leads to a <a href=\"https:\/\/socialcatfish.com\/scamfish\/paypal-scams\/\">fake PayPal login<\/a> that collects your login information and sends it to scammers.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Spear Phishing<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/socialcatfish.com\/scamfish\/spear-phishing\/\">Spear phishing is a more personal attack<\/a> on the victim. These fraudsters customize the attacks with the target\u2019s name, position, company, work <a href=\"https:\/\/socialcatfish.com\/scamfish\/how-to-look-up-suspicious-scam-phone-numbers-types-of-suspicious-phone-scams-to-watch-out-for\/\">phone number<\/a>, and any other information in an attempt to trick you into believing that they have a connection to the email sender.<\/p>\n<p>The goal is to lure the victim into clicking on a fraudulent URL or email attachment so that they will hand over their data. This type of phishing is most typical of social media sites such as <a href=\"https:\/\/socialcatfish.com\/scamfish\/linkedin-scams-7-ways-avoid-not-so-professional-scammer\/\">LinkedIn<\/a>, where attackers have the use of multiple sources of information to <a href=\"https:\/\/socialcatfish.com\/scamfish\/how-to-report-a-scam-email\/\">create a targeted attack email.<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">CEO Phishing<\/h3>\n<p>This type of attack targets top executives in organizations. This is known as a \u201cwhaling attack,\u201d where the <a href=\"https:\/\/socialcatfish.com\/scamfish\/invoice-fraud\/\">fraudsters attempt to scam an executive<\/a> and steal their login credentials.<\/p>\n<p>If they are successful in their attack and gain the login credentials, the next step is to impersonate the executive and abuse the individual\u2019s email to authorize fraudulent <a href=\"https:\/\/socialcatfish.com\/scamfish\/wire-transfer-scams-scammers-use-money-transfer-services-to-steal-your-money\/\">wire transfers<\/a> to a financial institution of the fraudster&#8217;s choice.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Pharming<\/h3>\n<p>Users are becoming savvy to traditional phishing scams; some <a href=\"https:\/\/socialcatfish.com\/scamfish\/understanding-the-legal-implications-photocopying-u-s-government-id-cards-and-spotting-scammers\/\">scammers<\/a> are abandoning the idea of \u201cbaiting\u201d their victims entirely. They are now resorting to \u201cpharming,\u201d which is an attack that stems from a domain name system (DNS) cache poisoning.<\/p>\n<p>Under a DNS cache poisoning attack, this type of phisher targets a DNS server and change the IP address associated with an alphabetical site address This means that an attacker can redirect users <a href=\"https:\/\/socialcatfish.com\/scamfish\/scam-website-how-to-tell-if-a-website-is-fake\/\">to a fraudulent website<\/a> of their choice even if the victims entered the correct website name.<\/p>\n<p>This type of phishing can take place without the victim realizing what has taken place. Keep in mind there is no type of baiting involved in pharming phishing.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Dropbox Phishing<\/h3>\n<p>Dropbox is utilized by millions of people daily to backup, access, and share their files. Scammers are targeting this platform with <a href=\"https:\/\/socialcatfish.com\/scamfish\/phishing-beyond-emails-recognizing-and-avoiding-social-engineering-attacks\/\">phishing emails<\/a> to unaware users.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/socialcatfish.com\/scamfish\/top-10-spooky-scams-to-watch-out-for-this-halloween-2020\/\">A typical example<\/a> is for the fraudster to entice users into entering their login credentials on a fake, cloned Dropbox sign-in page hosted on Dropbox itself, thereby gaining access to all files in that particular user\u2019s Dropbox account.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Google Docs Phishing<\/h3>\n<p>In this type of phishing, fraudsters target Google drive in a similar way they prey upon Dropbox users. Google Drive supports documents, spreadsheets, presentations, even entire websites. Phishers can abuse this service to create a web page that mimics the <a href=\"https:\/\/socialcatfish.com\/scamfish\/what-to-do-if-youre-locked-out-of-your-google-account\/\">Google account<\/a> log-in and harvests user credentials.<\/p>\n<p>These phishing fraudsters are very good at what they do, and spotting the signs of phishing is not an easy task. Listed below are some simple pointers that can assist you in recognizing a phishing scam.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">How to Protect Yourself from Being a Victim of Phishing<\/h2>\n[aesop_image  img=&#8221;https:\/\/socialcatfish.com\/scamfish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/My-Post-5.jpg&#8221; panorama=&#8221;off&#8221; imgwidth=&#8221;100%&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; lightbox=&#8221;off&#8221; captionsrc=&#8221;custom&#8221; captionposition=&#8221;left&#8221; revealfx=&#8221;off&#8221; overlay_revealfx=&#8221;off&#8221;]\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Pay Attention to Poor Spelling and Grammar<\/h3>\n<p>Official messages from an organization are unlikely to have bad spelling or grammar. Poorly written notes should be an immediate <a href=\"https:\/\/socialcatfish.com\/scamfish\/dont-fall-for-t-mobile-scam-text-messages-learn-the-red-flags-and-stay-safe\/\">red flag that the message<\/a> is not authentic.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Look for Shortened or Unique URLs in the Phishing Email<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/socialcatfish.com\/scamfish\/fake-amazon-package-scam-youve-got-a-package-phishing-texts-and-emails-flood-peoples-devices\/\">Phishing emails<\/a> are commonly used to coerce the victim into clicking through a link to a malicious or fake website designed for obtaining personal data. Take a second look and <a href=\"https:\/\/socialcatfish.com\/scamfish\/how-to-report-a-scam-email\/\">examine links<\/a> more carefully before you click away.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Pay Attention to the URL<\/h3>\n<p>It may be slightly altered and something that you wouldn\u2019t notice. <a href=\"https:\/\/socialcatfish.com\/scamfish\/amazon-prime-day-scams-2020-scammers-create-fraudulent-websites-to-trick-their-victims\/\">Shortened or odd-looking URLs<\/a> have most likely been changed by the fraudster in the hopes that you won\u2019t see. Be suspicious of a strange or mismatched sender address.<\/p>\n<p>The message may look legitimate with correct grammar and the right company logo, but what about the sender&#8217;s address? Phishers can\u2019t fake a real address and rely on the fact that most users don\u2019t even notice that the sender address is not valid.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">The Message Looks Too Good to Be True<\/h3>\n<p>You just got free tickets, money, etc. If all you&#8217;re required to \u201cclick here\u201d and you will receive gifts, you are most likely on your way to being the victim of a <a href=\"https:\/\/socialcatfish.com\/scamfish\/phishing-101-how-to-recognize-and-avoid-a-phishing-attack\/\">phishing attack<\/a>. Remember, if it\u2019s too good to be true, it\u2019s too good to be true!<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Training, Training, Training<\/h3>\n<p>This is the best <a href=\"https:\/\/socialcatfish.com\/scamfish\/what-are-phishing-scams-the-top-5-ways-to-avoid-phishing-scams\/\">way for companies to avoid being victims of phishing<\/a>. Teaching staff what to look for can go a long way to <a href=\"https:\/\/socialcatfish.com\/scamfish\/protecting-against-email-phishing-tips-to-identify-and-prevent-phishing-attempts\/\">prevent costly phishing schemes &#8211; disabling macros from being run on computers in the network and also play a big part in protecting<\/a> employees from attacks.<\/p>\n<p>Macros are designed to help users perform repetitive tasks with keyboard shortcuts, but they can work against you as well. Most newer versions of Office automatically disable macros.<\/p>\n\n[aesop_image  img=&#8221;https:\/\/socialcatfish.com\/scamfish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/My-Post-6.jpg&#8221; panorama=&#8221;off&#8221; imgwidth=&#8221;100%&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; lightbox=&#8221;off&#8221; captionsrc=&#8221;custom&#8221; captionposition=&#8221;left&#8221; revealfx=&#8221;off&#8221; overlay_revealfx=&#8221;off&#8221;]\n<p>Using the information above about the different types of phishing scams and how to protect yourself and your organization can assist in making you more alert and aware to prevent becoming a victim of these malicious fraudsters. You can also <a href=\"https:\/\/socialcatfish.com\/scamfish\/how-to-report-a-scam-who-should-you-talk-to-if-you-feel-like-youre-being-scammed\/\">report the phishing scam.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Utilize <a href=\"https:\/\/socialcatfish.com\/\">Social Catfish<\/a> if you\u2019re suspicious that you may be dealing with a phishing scam. 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