Protect Your Identity OnlineHow to Avoid Phishing Scams

J Michael Manley

J Michael Manley

Greenville, South Carolina

Team Owner, BOLD Coach,

KWU Instructor

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It is the activity of defrauding an online

account holder of information by

posing as a legitimate company

What Is Phishing?

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Phreaking + Fishing = Phishing

Phreaking

Term used for making free phone calls in the 1970s

Fishing

Using bait to lure a target

Why Phishing?

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History of Phishing

• 1995 - Stealing user names and passwords

to gain access to AOL accounts (low threat)

• 2001 - eBay and major banks to gain credit

card information (medium threat)

• 2007 - PayPal, eBay, major banks to gain

account access (high threat)

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2,000,000 emails are sent

• 5% get to the end user – 100,000

• 5% click on the phishing link – 5,000

• 2% enter data into the phishing site –100

• $1,200 from each person who enters data

Potential reward: $120,000

Why do people “phish”?

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In 2005, David Levi made more than $360,000 from 160 people using an eBay

Phishing scam.

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A bad day phishin’ beats a good day workin’.

-Dr. Harold L. “Bud” Cothern

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1. Email Scams

2. Link Redirections

3. Malware Scams

Most Common Phishing Types

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Emails intended to steal your

personal information

Email Scams

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1. The message contains poor spelling and

grammar

2. The message asks for personal information

3. You're asked to send money to cover

expenses

4. The message appears to be from a

government agency

5. Something just doesn’t look right

How to Spot Email Scams

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6. URLs contain a misleading domain name

7. The message contains a mismatched URL

8. The offer seems too good to be true

How to Spot Email Scams

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Email Scam Examples

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Email Scam Examples

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Email Scam Examples

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A web application accepts a user-controlled

input that specifies a link to an external site,

and uses that link in a redirect.

(e.g., Facebook, Pinterest, blog site)

Link Redirection Scams

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1. URL isn’t matching up with correct site

2. Clarity of the images on the site

3. Items out of place

4. Colors not correct

How to Spot Link Redirection Scams

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Website Redirection Scam Examples

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Website Redirection Scam Examples

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Website Redirection Scam Examples

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Website Redirection Scam Examples

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Software that is intended to

damage or disable computers

and computer systems

Malware Scams

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1. You see pop-up ads all the time

2. Your settings have changed and you can't

change them back to the way they were

3. Your web browser contains additional

components

4. Your computer seems sluggish

Malware Scams

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1. Scan your computer daily with antivirus

software

2. Use Google Chrome as your browser

3. Only download programs from sites that

you trust

4. Never click on pop-ups

5. Check your task manager

How to Avoid Malware Scams

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• Phishing is a $500 million a year industry according to Consumer Reports

• Over 1 billion spam emails are sent daily

• More than half of all Internet users receive 1 phishing email per day

Source: phishing.org

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