1. Saturday, November 10, 2012 - 7:06 AM
The broken, incorrect, and akward English in the phishing e-mail usually is the first red flag. Such e-mails all employ scaring tactics to impose urgency. We should all count to 100 to calm ourselves down and use our brain instead of react quickly. The best way is to call the bank/credit union for further confirmation/instruction.
Even when I called Yahoo for a suspicious e-mail several weeks ago, I made the error of searching the internet and get a number (Yahoo fraud support or something like that). It turned out to be a fraudulant phone number. I was lucky not giving any personal information and not going to the directed website for action. Today the fraudulant activities are all over the place and have become more advanced/sophisticated.
Just a friendly warning.
Even when I called Yahoo for a suspicious e-mail several weeks ago, I made the error of searching the internet and get a number (Yahoo fraud support or something like that). It turned out to be a fraudulant phone number. I was lucky not giving any personal information and not going to the directed website for action. Today the fraudulant activities are all over the place and have become more advanced/sophisticated.
Just a friendly warning.
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