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1. Email Phishing Scams

It may look like an email from your bank, Paypal, Google, Amazon, ISP or even your Country Director.

2. Spear Phishing Scams

This is when they target you specifically. They have researched you, they know your family members, where you work, and who is your boss. The chances of fooling you are higher.

3. Smishing Scams

These are text message phishing scams. Criminals know people respond to text and instant messages faster than email

4. Google Search Scams

You may be surprised, but some of the top search results in Google are phishing links.

 Scammers also invest in search engine optimization and work hard to rank their scam sites in the top search results.

5. Social Media Scams

Social media is full of fake accounts. It could also be a fake account with the same name and photo as one of your real friends that will later try to scam you.

6. QR Code Scams

Who thought a QR code could be dangerous?
They are everywhere, especially in restaurants.  Criminals can place their own sticker over the legitimate one. So that when you scan it, you will be redirected to a fake site.

7. Vishing Scams

Vishing (voice phishing) is a type of phishing attack made over the telephone.

Scammers can spoof a phone number that looks identical to a known number, like your bank.

What Helps Protect You From Phishing Attacks?

• If it’s urgent, don’t let the emotions cloud your judgment
• Call and verify! - Verify that you are talking to the correct person
• Check the address  - Always check the email address and URL
  for spelling mistakes
• Enable Multi-Factor Authentication
• Look at the style of the message
• Ask questions

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