{"id":168226,"date":"2023-08-11T13:46:13","date_gmt":"2023-08-11T08:16:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/centralrecorder.com\/billions-of-gmail-and-outlook-users-warned-to-delete-three-bank-raiding-emails-you-may-already-be-a-victim\/"},"modified":"2023-08-11T13:48:07","modified_gmt":"2023-08-11T08:18:07","slug":"billions-of-gmail-and-outlook-users-warned-to-delete-three-bank-raiding-emails-you-may-already-be-a-victim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/centralrecorder.com\/billions-of-gmail-and-outlook-users-warned-to-delete-three-bank-raiding-emails-you-may-already-be-a-victim\/","title":{"rendered":"Billions of Gmail and Outlook users warned to delete three bank-raiding emails \u2013 you may already be a victim"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Three types of emails are worth avoiding to protect yourself from scams.<\/p>\n

The scams are usually created with the intention of stealing money, personal information, etc and they try to catch you when you\u2019re not paying full attention.<\/p>\n

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Three tell-tale signs can help you identify a scam email<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Computer security firm warns of the danger. McAfee<\/a> a part of its \u201cPhishing Email Examples: How to Recognize a Phishing Email.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gmail, Outlook and other email clients are at risk.<\/p>\n

Scammers aren’t usually too concerned with the appearance of their scam emails.<\/p>\n

You can tell by the signs they show.<\/p>\n

\u201cPhishing\u00a0scammers often undo their own plans by making simple mistakes that are easy to spot once you know how to recognize them,\u201d McAfee said.<\/p>\n

According to McAfee, here is the breakdown of three warning signs.<\/p>\n

WRITTEN POORLY<\/h2>\n

Scam emails will casually have grammatical errors, spelling mistakes, and other blatant errors that major corporations wouldn\u2019t make.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you see multiple, glaring grammatical errors in an email or text that asks for your personal information, you might be a target of a phishing scam,\u201d McAfee said.<\/p>\n

OFF LOOKING LOGO<\/h2>\n

Scammers often steal the logos of who they\u2019re impersonating to increase their legit-ness.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe logo in a\u00a0phishing\u00a0email or text might have the wrong aspect ratio or low resolution,\u201d McAfee said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you have to squint to make out the logo in a message, the chances are that it\u2019s phishing.\u201d<\/p>\n

URL MISTAKES<\/h2>\n

There are a lot of scams that will tell you to follow a certain link. However, the URL is usually spelled incorrectly.<\/p>\n

\u201cPhishing always centers around links that you\u2019re supposed to click,\u201d McAfee said.<\/p>\n

\u201cPhishing URLs contain misspellings, which is a common sign of phishing.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf the URL you discover doesn\u2019t match up with the entity that supposedly sent you the message, you probably received a\u00a0phishing\u00a0email.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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