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Account and Device Safety: What is Phishing?

Phishing (pronounced, "fishing") is the attempt to acquire sensitive information such as usernames, passwords, and credit card details (and sometimes, indirectly, money) by masquerading as a trustworthy entity in electronic communications.

You may receive strange “phishing” email messages or email messages asking you to click on a link because either you have a message or your account password has been reset.

Device and Account Safety: What Could a Phishing Email Look Like?

We put together an example of what a Phishing Email might look like.

 

Can you find at least 8 red-flags with the example below?

 

From: The Help Desk <adesk@fqualink.com

Subject: Please update your account information

Date: Sep 12, 2018:23 PM PST

 

Hey Donna,

As a courtsy to our valued customers, The Support center conducts

regular acount information verification processes. During the most

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