EMAIL LINKS - WatchOut!!!!

[Lol-x]

Hi Guys

It is very important as a matter of general internet practice that you do not click in links that come to you in emails.

Yesterday I received what looked to be a very legitimate email from PayPal.

It contained a link to 'resolve an issue with your account'.

The email was fraudulent and clicking on the link may have resulted in unfortunate consequences.

No matter who you may get an email from, and it may possibly be from someone you trust, you should exercise extreme care in clicking on links that come to you in emails and PM's (personal messages).

[1340jas]

If you move your cursor over any email link and look at the lower left corner of your screen you should see the correct email address. It is very easy to post a hyper link that reads "FreeRolexWatchesForYou@Rolex.com but actually is addressed to ScammersWeAre@fraud.com
there are so many emails from scammers I delete anything that says its from a bank, ebay or anything else I have an account with. If you have an account log into that and establish if there are any issues.

[NutNut]

Yes, very sound advice. I got the same bogus paypal email to one of my active email address. Almost clikced on the link too until I realized my paypal account was registered to a different email address that I use. Be careful out there ...

[wesdaniel]

Usually, if you get an e-mail from PayPal or from your bank, they will always address the email to you by your full first and last name.

If you get an e-mail from one of the financial services that says, "Dear Customer," it is a dead giveaway that it's a phishing e-mail and should be avoided.

[Lol-x]

Originally Posted by wesdaniel

Usually, if you get an e-mail from PayPal or from your bank, they will always address the email to you by your full first and last name.

If you get an e-mail from one of the financial services that says, "Dear Customer," it is a dead giveaway that it's a phishing e-mail and should be avoided.

That's an excellent point to remember.

But I wouldn't say it is conclusive proof. For instance a scammer could get your name just from your email and then insert it to make the email from PayPal look original.

It always pays in these kinds of situations to check and check and check, you cannot be too careful.

[77T]

The simple solution is this:
If you actually do business with the vendor (let's say PayPal for this case) and the email is a "call to action", then simply close the email, go to the actual website in a new window and look for anything resembling the action requested in the email.