How to recognize scam emails and what to do in case of phishing
18.6.13
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While the Internet can be considered democratic tool par excellence, on the other hand the free access to the network can often turn into a real trap for the careless or inexperienced users. That's why knowing how to recognize scam emails reveals important to avoid being a victim of identity theft or money, or even worse, both.
Characteristics of email scam
Fortunately, by e-mail scams are easily recognizable. All are more or less united by these features:
phishing
intimidating notices of closure of accounts or current accounts;
non-personalized messages (for either the sender or recipient for, neither the object)
promises of easy money;
Offers exaggerated;
requests for donations or payments as a result of tragic events;
spelling or grammar errors, both in the text, both in phishing links, often due to poor translations obtained with the online translators.
The term phishing comes from the English fishing, fishing, and just refer to the idea of the poor victims who fall for the scam email used to mo 'bait.
The thing to keep in mind is that local official and reliable never send messages that asks for personal information or login credentials, let alone the numbers of credit cards.
What to do in case of email scam
If you are afraid of being fallen into the trap of scammers, a result of using the link provided in the email offending, you must contact the institution with whom you have an account or the account may have been hacked.
After changing PIN and password profiles of the alleged compromise, it is essential to keep under any anomalies, perhaps by referring directly to the Postal Police.
Characteristics of email scam
Fortunately, by e-mail scams are easily recognizable. All are more or less united by these features:
phishing
intimidating notices of closure of accounts or current accounts;
non-personalized messages (for either the sender or recipient for, neither the object)
promises of easy money;
Offers exaggerated;
requests for donations or payments as a result of tragic events;
spelling or grammar errors, both in the text, both in phishing links, often due to poor translations obtained with the online translators.
The term phishing comes from the English fishing, fishing, and just refer to the idea of the poor victims who fall for the scam email used to mo 'bait.
The thing to keep in mind is that local official and reliable never send messages that asks for personal information or login credentials, let alone the numbers of credit cards.
What to do in case of email scam
If you are afraid of being fallen into the trap of scammers, a result of using the link provided in the email offending, you must contact the institution with whom you have an account or the account may have been hacked.
After changing PIN and password profiles of the alleged compromise, it is essential to keep under any anomalies, perhaps by referring directly to the Postal Police.