Phishing emails fake your bank, your boss, Amazon, and Microsoft. One click hands criminals your password. It starts 8 out of 10 break-ins.
If your bank really has a problem, it'll be waiting when you type yourbank.com into the browser yourself or open their real app. The link in the email is the trap.
It looks exactly like your bank, Amazon, Microsoft, or even your boss. Logos, colors, signatures. All copied perfectly.
"Your account is locked." "Unusual sign-in detected." "Invoice overdue." "Package on hold." Urgency is the weapon. They want you clicking before thinking.
A pixel-perfect copy of the real site. The address is slightly off, but who reads addresses in a panic?
The moment you "log in," criminals have your real password. Attachments pull the same trick, opening one can install malware directly.
Go there yourself. Type the address or use your bookmark or the official app. Never the email link.
Check the sender's real address, not the display name. Tap or hover to see it.
Verify by phone using a number you already have, not one from the email.
Turn on two-factor authentication everywhere. A stolen password alone stops working.
Slow down. Real companies don't need you to act in 10 minutes.
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