- WATCH FOR OVERLY GENERIC CONTENT AND GREETINGS
Cyber criminals will send a large batch of emails. Look for
examples like “Dear valued customer.”
- EXAMINE THE ENTIRE FROM EMAIL ADDRESS
- LOOK FOR URGENCY OR DEMANDING ACTIONS
“You’ve won! Click here to redeem prize,” or
“We have your browser history pay now or
we are telling your boss.”
- CAREFULLY CHECK ALL LINKS
Mouse over the link and see if the destination matches
where the email implies you will be taken.
- NOTICE MISSPELLINGS, INCORRECT GRAMMAR, & ODD PHRASING
This might be a deliberate attempt to try to bypass spam
filters.
- CHECK FOR SECURE WEBSITES
Any webpage where you enter personal information should
have a url with https://. The “s” stands for secure.
- DON’T CLICK ON ATTACHMENTS RIGHT AWAY
Attachments containing viruses might have an intriguing
message encouraging you to open them such as “Here is
the Schedule I promised.”