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People keep clicking email links without checking the URL first
I saw this happen at my buddy's small flooring shop last month. He got an email that looked like it was from his bank saying his account was locked, clicked the link without looking, and ended up on a fake login page that grabbed his info. Cost him $200 in fraudulent charges before he noticed. How do you get your less tech savvy friends or coworkers to actually hover over links before clicking?
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wendyc5312d ago
Oh man, that flooring shop story hit close to home. I totally feel your frustration. It's so easy to just click without thinking, especially when an email looks legit and you're in a hurry. I've seen it happen with my own family too, my dad almost fell for one of those "your package is stuck" scams. The worst part is these scammers are getting better at making the fake emails look exactly like the real ones. How do you even start teaching someone to slow down and check, when everything is designed to rush you into clicking?
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tessa_hill8612d ago
My dad fell for that exact one @wendyc53, scary how real they look now.
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