February 21, 2020

Amazon Phishing Email and How to Avoid Becoming a Victim

Brian Online Scams phishing, Scams 16 Comments

There are so many scams out there online especially just waiting for you in the inbox of your email. I’ve talked about the different kinds email phishing scams out there ranging from PayPal, to Apple, and even Netflix.

Well today, we’re going to be taking a look at another that involves a very popular online retail giant. I’m going to take a look at what makes it a phishing email such as the email address itself, to the body of the email, and any common spelling and grammatical mistakes that you see in these type of emails. The email is an Amazon phishing email and so without further ado, let’s take a closer look.

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January 26, 2020

PayPal Email Scams and How To Avoid Them

Brian Online Scams Errors, PayPal, Scam 8 Comments

It’s time to take a look at another common phishing email! If you’ve been following my series, you’ll have read about the ones I’ve talked about regarding Netflix and Apple. In my last article, I talked specifically about an Apple ID Email Scam and how I avoided becoming a victim of it. You can read more about that here if you haven’t already.

I took a look at such things as the email address it came from, the email header itself, spelling and grammatical errors and also the fact that the email failed to address me by my name which is one of the biggest red flags out there. If it were a legitimate email they would address me by my first name since I have an account with them.

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January 18, 2020

Apple ID Email Scam and How to Avoid Becoming A Victim

Brian Online Scams Apple, Apple ID, phishing, Scam 10 Comments

Welcome back folks and today I’m going to be talking about another type of email phishing scam. If you remember not too long ago, I talked about a Netflix phishing email scam that I received. Phishing emails are always dangerous as they can lead to malware and viruses being installed on your computer as well as the potential of having your identity stolen or even your bank account being accessed and funds being taken out of it.

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January 8, 2020

Netflix Phishing Email. What to Look For And How To Avoid It

Brian Online Scams Netflix, phishing 10 Comments

There are just so many scams and vulnerabilities out there that it’s almost tempting to just stay off the internet completely. You hear of so many stories of people falling victim to phishing emails and other scams that it seems there’s no way to avoid being a victim yourself.

Well I’m here to tell you that you can avoid being a victim and I’m going to show you how and what to look for. I’m going to be looking specifically at a Netflix phishing email scam and show you how to tell that it’s not a legitimate email from Netflix and other clues and indicators to look for. Without further ado, let’s jump into what a typical Netflix phishing email looks like.

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September 19, 2019

WARNING! New Calendar Scam!

Brian Online Scams Calendar, phishing 10 Comments

Phishing scams are increasing in frequency and sophistication these days and more and more people fall victim to them each and every day. New twists on older phishing scams are emerging and I want to talk to you today about one of those and how best to avoid them.

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