Phishing Scams

Fraudulent emails and copy-cat websites designed to deceive.

Phishing is a type of email fraud when you receive an email impersonating a legitimate company with the goal of tricking you into providing your personal information, login information, passwords, or other sensitive details. They will often create a sense of urgency by indicating there is a problem with your order, delivery, or accounts. Most email programs have spam filters that sort out seemingly suspicious messages. However, this technology is not foolproof.

Knowing what to look for is the best way to protect yourself. Misspellings, odd formatting, unrelated sending email address, strange URLs in the email, and urgency to login or click links are common giveaways that the message is a scam. Even if an email passes this test and looks legitimate, it is best practice to not click any links for financial accounts or other sensitive accounts and instead navigate directly to their website using their known and trusted website URL.

Additional Resources:

• Enrich Article: Identity Theft Scams You Need to Know
• Enrich Article: Everything You Need to Know About Identity Theft Protection
• Enrich Video: How to Avoid Identity Theft
• Webinar Recording: ID Theft Prevention