how to spot fake phishing emails and report them

How to Spot Fake Phishing Emails and Report Them Online

By Jon LoydWizards Computer Repair

Angier NChttp://wizardscomputer.com

Over 300 million phishing emails are sent every day

Fishing costs users

$2,800,000,000.00Per year

The cost of 750,000 bulk emails is roughly $1,000.00

If only 1% of people get scammed for $100.00, the scammer makes $749,000.00

How To Spot A Phishing Scam…

No reputable company will ask for your personal information via email

Be suspicious of password resets that you didn’t request

Phishing scams often come from fake domain names

(Notice the small changes)

Real Domains:www.craigslist.comsupport@yahoo-inc.com

Fake Domains:www.craigslsit.comsupport_staff@yahoo.com

craigslist.com vs. craiglsit.com

yahoo-inc.com vs yahoo.com

Spelling and grammar errors are a sure sign of phishing

Blurry / bad graphics

Spot a phishing scam…

Don’t open attachments from unknown sources

Unknown attachments are one of the primary means by which Cryptolocker spreads

Pay attention to your browser’s built in phishing filter!

Urgent Emails from unknown senders often mean someone is phishing for your money

Where to Report Online Phishing

U.S.A.https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/#crnt&panel1-1

Canada:http://www.antifraudcentre-centreantifraude.ca/english/reportit_howtoreportfraud.html

U.K Britainhttp://www.actionfraud.police.uk/

References

• http://blog.returnpath.com/blog/lauren-soares/10-tips-on-how-to-identify-a-phishing-or-spoofing-email

• https://safety.yahoo.com/Security/PHISHING-SITE.html• http://blog.hotspotshield.com/2013/08/15/common-phishing-

scams/• http://www.microsoft.com/security/online-privacy/phishing-

symptoms.aspx• https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/#crnt&panel1-1• http://www.antifraudcentre-

centreantifraude.ca/english/reportit_howtoreportfraud.html• http://www.actionfraud.police.uk/• http://www.karelia.com/mac_indie_marketing/comparison-bulk-

email-marketing.html• http://www.brandprotect.com/catching-a-phish.html

Image References

• https://c2.staticflickr.com/4/3205/3005591006_8b62706d43.jpg• http://en.support.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/02-password-

reset.png?w=688• http://www.mailscanner.info/images/phishingcartoon.gif• https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2556/4111850808_a4ba8957ff.jpg• https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8207/8266508814_a6257b20b8_b.jpg• http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c6/Google_favi

con.png• https://openclipart.org/image/300px/svg_to_png/36733/software-

update-urgent.png• http://blog.codinghorror.com/content/images/uploads/2007/05/6a

0120a85dcdae970b0128776ffcaf970c-pi.png• http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c6/Google_favi

con.png