Scammers are always busy trying different tactics to get to your wallet. During holidays is no different. Bad actors use the holidays and people’s goodwill to fool them into giving. Be careful of offers that are too good to be true, and only shop on reputable sites. Some emails look legitimate, and you must look closely at them to see that they are not. First look at the “from” email address, not just the name from whom it is coming from. The difference may be as subtle as a “.” in between the name or website address. Secondly you can view the message details and from there find where the email IP address originated from. In Outlook, click the three “…” in the upper right corner of the message, scroll down to “view”, then “view message details”. There are many IP lookup sites on the internet. Many of these scams are generated from overseas. As always, do not click on links in emails. Open your browser and search for the site or product from there.
Another method criminal target is through texts messages or voice mails. Again, do not click on links or call the number they send. Look it up! If it appears to be from your bank, call your bank. If it appears it is from your credit card company, call your card company. Our phones now are directly linked to our personal information and can be hacked as well.
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Thursday, December 15, 2022
