Dear customer, We Regret to infurm you that you credit card has expireed. Pleas send us YouR socIal security number SO that we can REset ur cardFrom, Your Bank
Emily works from home. She is getting ready to start the day on her computer. She's going to check her email first.
Hmm, this email seems really suspicious.
Emily opens up her email, ready to briefly check some emails before she begins working.
Mark as Spam
From: totallytrustworthy.com
Dear customer, We Regret to infurm you that you credit card has expireed. Pleas send us YouR socIal security number SO that we can REset ur cardFrom, Your Bank
Emily sees an email from an address she doesn't recognize. What should she do?
I'm glad I'm safe! I should make sure this doesn't happen again!
Emily recognizes the oddity of the email. There are little signs throughout the email warning her that this could lead to fraud. It starts with a generic greeting, and ends with a generic signature. Grammar mistakes fill the email, the email address looks extremely untrustworthy, and it's asking for personal information.
Emily decides to mark the email as spam.
After that close call, Emily is extremely relieved. She begins to look through her bank statements to check for fraud to deter this from happening again. After that, she will call her bank and report the situation to them so that she continues to be safe.