Here is an example of a Phishing Scam that I received the other day. It’s not a very good one, but good enough to show as an example. Everything about this email should raise a red flag. For Example, look at the sender, momdadheaven@hotmail.com?? I wouldn’t expect an official email from hotmail to come from this sender. The email address is not the only way tell if it’s real or a scam.
The body of the email is standard Phishing material “we are doing something new….you could lose something important….we need your info”. Remember, No-one should be asking for your account info via email, this should tip you off right away that this may be a scam.
Next, take a look at the font color towards the bottom….Purple? Really? nothing against the scammers personal taste, it just doesn’t seem like something the live team would use if this was real.
Lastly the Free emoticons.. I know Apples stock has passed Microsofts, but they are not paying the bills by adding this to the signatures.
This was a poorly executed phishing email, but beware. Some look very legit. Just ask your self is the info they want is appropriate? If you’re unsure you can all ways call, just don’t use the number found in the email to be absolutely safe. Be careful when clicking on links in these emails, they can go anywhere. If you hover your mouse cursor over it, in most cases you can see where it really goes. Google Chrome and IE will show the address down by the bottom left once you mouse over.
