How to easily spot one of the biggest online scam and stay safe
There’s no denying that there’s a rise in scammers trying to make a quick buck by cheating gullible users– who could be well-educated, founder of a startup or even a first-time smartphone user.
For scammers, phishing happens to be the one of the most popular go-to tools. It offers anonymity, it’s easy, costs less and it is not technically a scam. It simply involves tracking victim behaviour and tricking them into revealing critical personal information.
Phishing has two components: a bait, which is a message, and a hook– the malicious URL. Now, the bait or the message can be served via email, WhatsApp message, SMS or any form of electronic message delivery through which the hook or URL can be sent.
Any message that you get via email, WhatsApp, SMS that comes with a link should ring alarm bells in your mind. What you should do is check the sender of the message. If it’s an email, check each letters of the email address to verify whether it’s from the correct sender using the correct domain address.
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Source: ET CIO
