1. Legit companies don’t request your sensitive information via email
Chances are if you receive an unsolicited email from an institution that provides a link or attachment and asks you to provide sensitive information, it’s a scam. Most companies will not send you an unsolicited email asking for passwords, credit card information, credit scores, or tax numbers, nor will they send you a link from which you need to login.
In the next article: Email Phishing Example 2