{"id":3351,"date":"2024-10-21T09:40:31","date_gmt":"2024-10-21T16:40:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/?p=3351"},"modified":"2025-06-11T12:43:35","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T19:43:35","slug":"can-you-spot-a-phish-check-out-these-phishing-and-fake-email-examples","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/can-you-spot-a-phish-check-out-these-phishing-and-fake-email-examples\/","title":{"rendered":"Can you spot a &#8220;phish&#8221;? Check out these phishing\/scam clues and examples, then take the quiz"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/can-you-spot-a-phish-check-out-these-phishing-and-fake-email-examples\/print\/\" title=\"Print This Article\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"WP-PrintIcon\" src=\"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-print\/images\/printer_famfamfam.gif\" alt=\"Print This Article\" title=\"Print This Article\" style=\"border: 0px;\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/can-you-spot-a-phish-check-out-these-phishing-and-fake-email-examples\/print\/\" title=\"Print This Article\" rel=\"nofollow\">Print This Article<\/a> <em>Updated 10\/21\/24:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Can you spot an email or text message trying to \u201cphish\u201d your personal information or is otherwise a scam? When viewing a suspicious email, here are some key things to look at to help identify phishing\/scam emails. Treat all email as guilty\/scam until proven innocent\/not-a-scam:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Subject<\/strong> \u2013 Look for bad grammar, misspelling, trying to get to act immediately, emojis and excessive punctuations (!!!) to entice you to read the email. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\u201cFrom\u201d <\/strong>\u2013 Does the email addresses match the sender? For example, we\u2019ve seen lots of emails from \u201cMcAfee\u201d, but the email address shown is from a random @gmail.com address. However the email address that it\u2019s coming from should not be your only determination whether or not an email is real since an email address is easily spoofed. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\u201cTo\u201d and greeting<\/strong> \u2013 Is the email addressed to your email address and name, or \u201cundisclosed recipients\u201d and \u201cDear user\u201d. \u2013 A company that you already do business with will send an email addressed to your email address and name. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Grammar<\/strong> \u2013 Treat every email that\u2019s trying to get you to react as suspicious. Slowly read the email as if you\u2019re a teacher grading a student\u2019s English paper. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Punctuation<\/strong> \u2013 Look for words that should\/should not be capitalized, periods and commas in the wrong place, spaces that should\/should not exist, and excessive punctuation. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Fonts<\/strong> \u2013  Phishing\/scam emails often overuse bold and colored fonts, and different typefaces. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Look for clues the the email writer\u2019s native language\/country is not English\/U.S.<\/strong> \u2013 Are dates formatted as the U.S. Month\/Day\/Year &#8211; or it is Day\/Month\/Year? Do phone numbers begin with \u201c+1\u201d? Country code prefixes are often used outside of North America. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>A sense of urgency for immediate action<\/strong> \u2013 \u201cMust respond within 24 hours or else\u2026\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>A scare tactic<\/strong> \u2013 Look for threats such as \u201c\u2026 result in loss of important information\u201d or \u201cwe\u2019ll be forced to terminate\/charge your account.\u201d <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Personal\/private information<\/strong> \u2013 A company that you do business with already knows your email address, name, password, etc. Unless you are logging into your account on their official website, they would not ask you to enter it into an email or web form and send it back to them.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Please review the screenshots below of emails received and forwarded to us by our clients. Can you spot all of the clues that each one is a phishing\/scam email? Answers are given below each screenshot. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Spectrum-phishing-email.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"766\" src=\"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Spectrum-phishing-email-1024x766.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3997\" srcset=\"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Spectrum-phishing-email-1024x766.png 1024w, https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Spectrum-phishing-email-500x374.png 500w, https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Spectrum-phishing-email-150x112.png 150w, https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Spectrum-phishing-email-768x575.png 768w, https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Spectrum-phishing-email-1536x1150.png 1536w, https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Spectrum-phishing-email.png 1877w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>In this 2024 email targeting Spectrum account holders, the name displays &#8220;<strong>MyAccount@bill.spectr&#8230;<\/strong>&#8220;, but the email address is not from a Spectrum address. Furthermore, Capitalization errors and threats to restrict service are other clues that it&#8217;s a scam\/phishing email.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"618\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/img_7413-618x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3722\" srcset=\"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/img_7413-618x1024.jpg 618w, https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/img_7413-302x500.jpg 302w, https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/img_7413-90x150.jpg 90w, https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/img_7413-768x1273.jpg 768w, https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/img_7413-926x1536.jpg 926w, https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/img_7413-1235x2048.jpg 1235w, https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/img_7413.jpg 1290w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 618px) 100vw, 618px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em><strong>In this example note the non-AT&amp;T email address, spaces after sentences and before the period, threats to charge your checking account if you don\u2019t call immediately, and the \u201c+1\u201d country code prefix. <\/strong><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Phish-ATTMail-migration.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"421\" src=\"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Phish-ATTMail-migration-1024x421.png\" alt=\"AT&amp;T migration phishing email\" class=\"wp-image-3354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Phish-ATTMail-migration-1024x421.png 1024w, https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Phish-ATTMail-migration-500x205.png 500w, https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Phish-ATTMail-migration-150x62.png 150w, https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Phish-ATTMail-migration-768x316.png 768w, https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Phish-ATTMail-migration.png 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><em>This phishing email appears to be sent from a private email address. Also note the date format is not standard, and the weird capitalization in &#8220;MailBox&#8221;.<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Phish-Geek-Squad.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"927\" height=\"799\" src=\"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Phish-Geek-Squad.png\" alt=\"Geek Squad phishing email\" class=\"wp-image-3358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Phish-Geek-Squad.png 927w, https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Phish-Geek-Squad-500x431.png 500w, https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Phish-Geek-Squad-150x129.png 150w, https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Phish-Geek-Squad-768x662.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 927px) 100vw, 927px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><em>Bad grammar and a name similar to a real US company give away the fact that this is a fake invoice designed to get you to call the number shown. Also notice that the email is not personalized &#8211; the greeting is just &#8220;Dear,&#8221;.<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Phish-NortonRenewal.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"565\" src=\"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Phish-NortonRenewal-1024x565.png\" alt=\"Norton phishing enail\" class=\"wp-image-3357\" srcset=\"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Phish-NortonRenewal-1024x565.png 1024w, https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Phish-NortonRenewal-500x276.png 500w, https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Phish-NortonRenewal-150x83.png 150w, https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Phish-NortonRenewal-768x423.png 768w, https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Phish-NortonRenewal-1536x847.png 1536w, https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Phish-NortonRenewal.png 1716w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><em>If you don&#8217;t recall signing up for a service &#8211; you likely didn&#8217;t. In this example of a fake invoice, scammers are hoping that you will call them to &#8220;cancel&#8221; the service &#8211; then try to convince you that they need remote access to your computer and bank account to deposit the &#8220;refund&#8221;. If in doubt about a charge to your account, contact your bank or credit card company first to confirm a transaction.<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Phish-Amazon.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"992\" height=\"789\" src=\"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Phish-Amazon.png\" alt=\"Amazon phishing email\" class=\"wp-image-3356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Phish-Amazon.png 992w, https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Phish-Amazon-500x398.png 500w, https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Phish-Amazon-150x119.png 150w, https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Phish-Amazon-768x611.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 992px) 100vw, 992px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><em>If you were to click &#8220;Verify now&#8221; button in this email, you would likely be taken to a Amazon lookalike site asking you to enter private login information. Note the run-on sentence, bad grammar and non-capitalization of &#8220;amazon&#8221;. Halo.<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Phish-PayPal.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"710\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Phish-PayPal-710x1024.png\" alt=\"Paypal phishing email\" class=\"wp-image-3355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Phish-PayPal-710x1024.png 710w, https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Phish-PayPal-347x500.png 347w, https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Phish-PayPal-104x150.png 104w, https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Phish-PayPal-768x1108.png 768w, https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Phish-PayPal-1064x1536.png 1064w, https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Phish-PayPal.png 1228w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 710px) 100vw, 710px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><em>Notice the large print for a number to call about the supposed transaction. But the capitalization errors and being sent from a private email address should help you recognize that this email is fake.<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Phish-Office365-expired.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"961\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Phish-Office365-expired-961x1024.png\" alt=\"Office 365 phishing email\" class=\"wp-image-3353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Phish-Office365-expired-961x1024.png 961w, https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Phish-Office365-expired-469x500.png 469w, https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Phish-Office365-expired-141x150.png 141w, https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Phish-Office365-expired-768x818.png 768w, https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Phish-Office365-expired.png 1335w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 961px) 100vw, 961px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><em>The real Microsoft would address you by your name rather than &#8220;Dear Customer&#8221;. Also, why does the first phone number contain a dash &#8211; after the 1, while the second one doesn&#8217;t? It&#8217;s because scammers usually aren&#8217;t very detail oriented, nor good at writing the English language.<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/paypalinvoiceupdated.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"721\" height=\"646\" src=\"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/paypalinvoiceupdated.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3637\" srcset=\"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/paypalinvoiceupdated.png 721w, https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/paypalinvoiceupdated-500x448.png 500w, https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/paypalinvoiceupdated-150x134.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 721px) 100vw, 721px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><em>The email above came from a valid email address at PayPal. In the &#8220;Seller note to customer&#8221; notice that there is a space in the dollar amount, grammar and punctuation errors, and the &#8220;+1&#8221; phone number typically used when calling from overseas. If you receive an email from PayPal, Intuit\/QuickBooks or other business with a message about money that is due or has been charged THAT YOU DO NOT RECOGNIZE &#8211; DO NOT CALL the number provided in the message.<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/PayPal-money-request.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"906\" height=\"990\" src=\"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/PayPal-money-request.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3643\" srcset=\"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/PayPal-money-request.png 906w, https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/PayPal-money-request-458x500.png 458w, https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/PayPal-money-request-137x150.png 137w, https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/PayPal-money-request-768x839.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 906px) 100vw, 906px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><span><em style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Notice the improper capitalization of &#8220;Purchase of Digital Assets&#8221;, and grammar errors. Similar to the previous email from PayPal, you should never call a phone number provided in a &#8220;note from&#8221; a sender of a request for money that you do not recognize.<\/em><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Smish-VZN.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"597\" src=\"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Smish-VZN-1024x597.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Smish-VZN-1024x597.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Smish-VZN-500x292.jpg 500w, https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Smish-VZN-150x88.jpg 150w, https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Smish-VZN-768x448.jpg 768w, https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Smish-VZN.jpg 1284w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><em>This cell phone text message may appear to be from &#8220;VZN&#8221;, but official SMS correspondence from a business usually comes from a number that&#8217;s NOT your typical 10- or 11-digit private phone number. Bad grammar an extra space and capitalization error along with a strange website address is a clue NOT to click on this.<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Smish-GNCU.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"828\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Smish-GNCU.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3368\" srcset=\"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Smish-GNCU.jpg 828w, https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Smish-GNCU-500x367.jpg 500w, https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Smish-GNCU-150x110.jpg 150w, https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Smish-GNCU-768x564.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 828px) 100vw, 828px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><em>Again, your bank will typically send a text message from a 5 or 6 digit &#8220;short code&#8221;. In this case it&#8217;s best to verify by calling your financial institution at the phone number located on a statement or debit\/credit card.<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"428\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-428x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3716\" srcset=\"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-428x500.jpg 428w, https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-128x150.jpg 128w, https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image.jpg 472w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 428px) 100vw, 428px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em><strong>This text message came from an email address rather than a text message short code. Note the word \u201cnetflix\u201d in the link meant to distract you that the link would really take you to a page on [onlinehome.us]. <\/strong><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">More examples<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>For more examples, see our <a href=\"https:\/\/photos.app.goo.gl\/1VhgHcJwxF3Bqmzs8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Phishing &amp; Scam examples album on Google Photos<\/a> that is updated frequently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Take the quiz<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Further test your ability to spot a phish\/scam and <a href=\"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/can-you-spot-a-scam-take-the-quiz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Take a quiz<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/can-you-spot-a-phish-check-out-these-phishing-and-fake-email-examples\/print\/\" title=\"Print This Article\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"WP-PrintIcon\" src=\"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-print\/images\/printer_famfamfam.gif\" alt=\"Print This Article\" title=\"Print This Article\" style=\"border: 0px;\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/can-you-spot-a-phish-check-out-these-phishing-and-fake-email-examples\/print\/\" title=\"Print This Article\" rel=\"nofollow\">Print This Article<\/a>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Updated 10\/21\/24: Can you spot an email or text message trying to \u201cphish\u201d your personal information or is otherwise a scam? When viewing a suspicious email, here are some key things to look at to help identify phishing\/scam emails. Treat all email as guilty\/scam until proven innocent\/not-a-scam: Please review the screenshots below of emails received [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14,13,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3351","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-passwords","category-scams","category-security"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3351","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3351"}],"version-history":[{"count":38,"href":"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3351\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4113,"href":"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3351\/revisions\/4113"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3351"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3351"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/computertechsreno.com\/tips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3351"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}