Do NOT provide people who call or e-mail you with any personal information. Resist their alarming or believable scenarios and urge to update, validate, or confirm sensitive information. Regardless of whom they claim to be, people who call or e-mail you seeking personal or financial information should be treated as potential thieves who may be trying to steal your identity. Do not provide personal information to someone who calls or emails you Not only is responding to these types of emails dangerous, but even the mere act of opening the message or clicking on links can unleash a dangerous virus or “spyware” onto your computer.
For example, an email from “Apple” could ask you to verify your account or Apple ID and provide you with a link that clicking on would be harmful. Scammers often put an order number in the subject line of the e-mail in order to lure consumers into opening the message.Īnother type of phishing scam email that has recently been circulated is an email asking you to confirm, validate, or verify your username or user id.
One prevalent type of phishing scam starts with a fraudulent email from popular online merchants, such as eBay, PayPal, or the email looks almost exactly like a typical order confirmation message, which businesses commonly send to consumers who recently made a purchase online.
#Fake email series#
In an effort to distract consumers, scammers often conclude the interaction by redirecting unwitting site visitors to a legitimate website.Īnd so begins a series of fraudulent transactions perpetrated by identity thieves in the victim’s name. But the links lead the unsuspecting victims to phony imitations of legitimate websites, often hosted by Web servers in foreign countries, where victims are induced to relinquish valuable personal information in order to “verify” or “confirm” their account information. The crooks lurking behind these messages often weave plausible stories related to customer-service or security needs, which direct consumers to click on hyperlinks contained in the messages to clear up the purported problem. This type of scam, often referred to as "phishing" or "carding," begins with emails that are carefully constructed to look like legitimate messages from familiar businesses or government offices. For information on current email scams, the Attorney General recommends visiting websites that track phishing frauds and provide informational updates for consumers. Many of these are designed to trick consumers into parting with their valuable personal or financial information. Fraudulent email thieves intend to steal your personal Information How the scam worksĬrooks are continuing to unleash fraudulent email scams at a ferocious pace.
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