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Email phishing examples: Example 1

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.

 Notice the generic salutation at the beginning, and the unsolicited web link attachment?

In the next article: Email Phishing Example 2

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