Currently, and unfortunately, email scams are becoming more frequent and the picaresque has no limits. People who do not have extensive experience in handling email and the Internet in general are perfect targets to be deceived. Among scam attempts, email is perhaps the channel that hackers use the most to commit their crimes. Email scams are primarily aimed at data theft or identity theft. We must be alert with emails to avoid the so-called “phishing”. This method uses, in addition to mail, social networks and instant messaging applications. We are going to review the methods that cybercriminals use to get hold of what is not theirs.

Most Common Email Scams

Phishing

Term that comes from “fishing” which means “fishing” in English. The goal of this is to steal and impersonate your identity. To achieve this, they look for a way to obtain your data. Once they have them, you can suffer robberies or extortion. It is very dangerous, especially when bank accounts and sensitive personal and work data are stolen. On many occasions, theft occurs and we do not realize it until it is too late. The best thing is simply to be wary of everything that is strange from the outset and immediately seek advice. Phishing emails are usually from “people you know” and use the urgency for you to do something, they play on your fear. Banks will never ask you for passwords via email. Similarly, no social network or e-commerce portal will request changes to your customer profile. This is vitally important to be clear about. When in doubt, ask first.

Fake PayPal

From a false address they pretend to be PayPal and deceive you with a transfer to your account that is about to be closed. With a perfect design they make you fill in your data or go to a page to do so. Thus, by the time you do it, you have already given your data and it is a matter of minutes before they enter your account.

Unrejectable job

offer These are emails with job offers, usually abroad and very interesting. But of course, to access it, you must first make a payment in advance for management. Obviously, there will never be an offer or you will see your money. Never trust job offers that make you pay in advance, serious companies never do.

Loans scams

Suddenly you receive an email with a loan that will solve your economic urgency and also at 0% interest. As in the previous case, you will be asked for money to process it and the scam is served. And it is that, if someone is in great need, it is enough for them to read what they need to read so that they can launch themselves without taking any precautions. They use precisely that, the desperation of the people.

Other hooks for email scams

Love cheats, inheritances in exotic countries, accessing the control panel of your ISP, etc. are other very common scams on the internet. Now it may seem incredible to us that we bite into this, but there are not a few people who fall into the trap. The emails are programmed and designed with a completely credible and real aspect and are usually received at ideal moments to snack. Logic and common sense are two very powerful weapons against email scams. Do not rush and never give your information by email, call the company that requests it beforehand. Do not later regret not having taken action, because once the crime has been consummated, you will very rarely recover what was stolen.

Safe customers, calm customers

Many of our customers have learned their lesson and contact us every time they come across a suspicious email. Do you have someone to ask? Don’t leave your company’s security to chance. Keep your company safe from cybercrime with the implementation of active security systems. Contact us and we will advise you personally.