Sometimes it’s as simple as an “urgent task,” where they only request something easy like your phone number. Check out a recent report about that here. Then there’s another popular one where your boss wants you to quickly go out and buy hundreds or even thousands of dollars worth of gift cards (with your own money, of course), under the guise that they’re last-minute gifts for clients. Others to watch out for are direct deposit scams, where they pretend to be HR staffers and tell you to “update” your direct deposit information. Besides, you’re not really worried because you’re just doing what the boss told you. The account where you’re supposed to send the money might even look familiar, but with a couple of character changes that will send the money to the crooks’ account.Īnd these guys probably even have a good idea how much money is okay to request without raising any major red flags.

You might quickly look up at the email address before carrying out the instructions, but there’s a good chance it’ll look real. They’ll send an email requesting a money transfer for a client or other company, and that it has to happen as soon as possible. Their method of choice is usually pretending to be the CEO and contacting employees with access to the company coffers. The big scam you need to be aware of is the Business Email Compromise, or BEC. They might even have some of your other personal details that manage to keep your guard down … and that’s when they know they have you.

They not only know where you work but also what you do there. They spoof email domains, use the right company logos and even address you by name.

Phishing scams are much more sophisticated, and these criminals have done their homework. WATCH OUT – SEXTORTION PHISHING SCAMS NOW MASQUERADE AS SECURITY WARNINGS

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