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THE 7 THE 7 THE 7 THE 7 THE 7 THE 7 THE 7 THE 7 THE 7 THE 7 THE 7 THE 7 OF PHISHING OF PHISHING OF PHISHING OF PHISHING OF PHISHING OF PHISHING OF PHISHING OF PHISHING OF PHISHING OF PHISHING OF PHISHING OF PHISHING RED FLAGS RED FLAGS RED FLAGS RED FLAGS RED FLAGS RED FLAGS RED FLAGS RED FLAGS RED FLAGS RED FLAGS RED FLAGS RED FLAGS Phishing is one of the most common threats you can encounter online. Luckily, phishing messages can be easy to spot — if you know what you’re looking for. Here are the 7 biggest red flags you should check for when you receive an email or text. Real emergencies don’t happen over email. 1 2 URGENT OR THREATENING LANGUAGE URGENT OR THREATENING LANGUAGE URGENT OR THREATENING LANGUAGE URGENT OR THREATENING LANGUAGE URGENT OR THREATENING LANGUAGE URGENT OR THREATENING LANGUAGE URGENT OR THREATENING LANGUAGE URGENT OR THREATENING LANGUAGE URGENT OR THREATENING LANGUAGE URGENT OR THREATENING LANGUAGE REQUESTS FOR SENSITIVE INFORMATION REQUESTS FOR SENSITIVE INFORMATION REQUESTS FOR SENSITIVE INFORMATION REQUESTS FOR SENSITIVE INFORMATION REQUESTS FOR SENSITIVE INFORMATION REQUESTS FOR SENSITIVE INFORMATION REQUESTS FOR SENSITIVE INFORMATION REQUESTS FOR SENSITIVE INFORMATION REQUESTS FOR SENSITIVE INFORMATION Pressure to respond quickly Threats of closing your account or taking legal action Links directing you to login pages Requests to update your account information Demands for your financial information, even from your bank Anyone asking for personal information over email or text probably shouldn’t be trusted with it, anyway. LOOK OUT FOR: 4 Winning a lottery is unlikely. Winning a lottery you didn’t enter is impossible! Expect the unexpected, and then send it right to the trash. UNEXPECTED EMAILS UNEXPECTED EMAILS UNEXPECTED EMAILS UNEXPECTED EMAILS UNEXPECTED EMAILS UNEXPECTED EMAILS UNEXPECTED EMAILS UNEXPECTED EMAILS UNEXPECTED EMAILS UNEXPECTED EMAILS UNEXPECTED EMAILS Prizes you have to pay to receive Inheritance from long-lost relatives Winnings from contests you’ve never entered Updates on deliveries for things you didn’t order Receipts for items you didn’t purchase LOOK OUT FOR: LOOK OUT FOR: 5 Searching for clues in a phishing email puts your love of true crime podcasts to good use. Links that don’t go to official websites Spelling or grammar errors, beyond the odd typo, that a legitimate organization wouldn’t miss Incorrect (but maybe similar) sender email addresses LOOK OUT FOR: Attachments might seem like gifts for your inbox. But just like real gifts, they’re not always good… For some reason, hiring a graphic designer isn’t on a cyber criminal’s priority list. ¯\_( ツ )_/¯ Weird file names Uncommon file types Attachments you didn’t ask for LOOK OUT FOR: LOOK OUT FOR: LOOK OUT FOR: INFORMATION MISMATCHES INFORMATION MISMATCHES INFORMATION MISMATCHES INFORMATION MISMATCHES INFORMATION MISMATCHES INFORMATION MISMATCHES INFORMATION MISMATCHES INFORMATION MISMATCHES INFORMATION MISMATCHES INFORMATION MISMATCHES 6 7 SUSPICIOUS ATTACHMENTS SUSPICIOUS ATTACHMENTS SUSPICIOUS ATTACHMENTS SUSPICIOUS ATTACHMENTS SUSPICIOUS ATTACHMENTS SUSPICIOUS ATTACHMENTS SUSPICIOUS ATTACHMENTS SUSPICIOUS ATTACHMENTS SUSPICIOUS ATTACHMENTS SUSPICIOUS ATTACHMENTS UNPROFESSIONAL DESIGN UNPROFESSIONAL DESIGN UNPROFESSIONAL DESIGN UNPROFESSIONAL DESIGN UNPROFESSIONAL DESIGN UNPROFESSIONAL DESIGN UNPROFESSIONAL DESIGN UNPROFESSIONAL DESIGN UNPROFESSIONAL DESIGN UNPROFESSIONAL DESIGN Incorrect or blurry logos Image-only emails (no highlightable text) Company emails with little, poor or no formatting LOOK OUT FOR: IF YOU SPOT ANY OF THESE IN A MESSAGE: RED FLAGS RED FLAGS RED FLAGS RED FLAGS RED FLAGS RED FLAGS RED FLAGS RED FLAGS RED FLAGS RED FLAGS don’t click any links don’t reply or forward don’t open attachments DELETE THE EMAIL OR TEXT, OR REACH OUT TO THE SENDER THROUGH A DIFFERENT CHANNEL IF YOU’RE NOT SURE. Get more tips to protect yourself and your devices at: 3 ANYTHING TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE ANYTHING TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE ANYTHING TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE ANYTHING TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE ANYTHING TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE ANYTHING TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE ANYTHING TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE ANYTHING TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE ANYTHING TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE ANYTHING TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE ANYTHING TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE ANYTHING TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE

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Page 1: THE 7THE 7THE 7€¦ · messages can be easy to spot — if you know what you’re looking for. Here are the 7 biggest red ﬂags you should check for when you receive an email or

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Phishing is one of the most common threats you can encounter online. Luckily, phishing messages can be easy to spot — if you know what you’re looking for.

Here are the 7 biggest red flags you should check for when you receive an email or text.

Real emergencies don’t happen over email.

1 2URGENT OR THREATENING LANGUAGE

URGENT OR THREATENING LANGUAGE

REQUESTS FOR SENSITIVE INFORMATION

Pressure to respond quickly

Threats of closing your account or taking legal action

Links directing you to login pages

Requests to update your account information

Demands for your financial information, even from your bank

Anyone asking for personalinformation over email or text probably shouldn’t be trusted with it, anyway.

LOOK OUT FOR:

Winning a lottery is unlikely. Winning a lottery you didn’t enter is impossible!

Expect the unexpected, and then send it right to the trash.

UNEXPECTED EMAILSUNEXPECTED EMAILSUNEXPECTED EMAILSUNEXPECTED EMAILSUNEXPECTED EMAILSUNEXPECTED EMAILSUNEXPECTED EMAILSUNEXPECTED EMAILSUNEXPECTED EMAILSUNEXPECTED EMAILSUNEXPECTED EMAILS

Prizes you have to pay to receive

Inheritance from long-lost relatives

Winnings from contests you’ve never entered

Updates on deliveries forthings you didn’t order

Receipts for items you didn’t purchase

LOOK OUT FOR:

Searching for clues in a phishing email puts your love of true crime podcasts to good use.

Links that don’t go to o�cial websites

Spelling or grammar errors, beyond the odd typo, that a legitimate organization wouldn’t miss

Incorrect (but maybe similar) sender email addresses

LOOK OUT FOR:

Attachments might seem like gifts for your inbox. But just like real gifts, they’re not always good…

For some reason, hiring a graphic designer isn’t on a cyber criminal’s priority list. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Weird file names

Uncommon file types

Attachments you didn’t ask for

LOOK OUT FOR:

INFORMATION MISMATCHESINFORMATION MISMATCHESINFORMATION MISMATCHESINFORMATION MISMATCHESINFORMATION MISMATCHESINFORMATION MISMATCHESINFORMATION MISMATCHESINFORMATION MISMATCHESINFORMATION MISMATCHESINFORMATION MISMATCHES

SUSPICIOUS ATTACHMENTSSUSPICIOUS ATTACHMENTSSUSPICIOUS ATTACHMENTSSUSPICIOUS ATTACHMENTSSUSPICIOUS ATTACHMENTSSUSPICIOUS ATTACHMENTSSUSPICIOUS ATTACHMENTSSUSPICIOUS ATTACHMENTSSUSPICIOUS ATTACHMENTSSUSPICIOUS ATTACHMENTS

UNPROFESSIONAL DESIGN

Incorrect or blurry logos

Image-only emails (no highlightable text)

Company emails with little, poor or no formatting

LOOK OUT FOR:

IF YOU SPOT ANY OF THESE

IN A MESSAGE:RED FLAGSRED FLAGSRED FLAGSRED FLAGSRED FLAGSRED FLAGSRED FLAGSRED FLAGSRED FLAGSRED FLAGSdon’t click any links

don’t reply or forward

don’t open attachments

DELETE THE EMAIL OR TEXT, OR REACH OUT TO THE SENDER THROUGH A DIFFERENT CHANNEL IF YOU’RE NOT SURE.

Get more tips to protect yourself and your devices at:

3ANYTHING TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE