I recently received an even more blatant example of phishing in my inbox… it claims to be sent by an admin for cPanel, involving undelivered messages. They use that because they know that people will worry about missing emails, and … read more Fake cPanel Administrator Emails
You almost have to admire the gall it takes to use a fake email supposedly warning you about suspicious activity on your account, to trick you into clicking a link that then downloads malware giving someone access to your account. … read more Fake Notification Phishing
I’ve been seeing more and more of the “fake account warning” types of phishing emails lately, so am assuming others are as well. In the last week I’ve seen about ten of these types in my inbox: They use several … read more Scam: MaiIbox Storage Quota Limit
Yet another example in the long line of emails meant to scare you into clicking a link and giving away the keys to your kingdom… this one mimics notifications sent by some services that let you know when a different … read more Fake Email Notifications – Yet Another Phishing Example
I recently found another example of emails sent that try to use fear to get you to click a link and very likely install malware that will give the sender access to your computer. This one had a subject of … read more The Fear Tactic Yet Again
Here’s another example of an email you should always be suspicious of… the “hurry up your email is not working” message. Always be suspicious of messages that try to induce a bit of panic or fear – they do this … read more Mailbox Quota Exceeded – Email Notification