Many people assume that an email is safe if it comes from someone they know. That’s a dangerous assumption. The most lethal emails we see clients open did, in fact, come from someone they knew. That’s part of the vicious cycle of phishing emails.
Scammers are using the legitimate Intuit Quickbooks payment service to collect money for products and services that were never ordered or delivered. At least a small percentage of people fall for this scam without ever realizing it while the scammers happily collect their money.
Perhaps the most common current scam is the fake order email (or sometimes text). There are thousands of variations but all claim to be confirming some product or service that you didn’t buy. Each one will reference a phone number for you to call if you have any questions about your “order.” That’s where the […]
Phishing scams very often imitate legitimate Microsoft Office365 email notifications. The Scam email uses a deceptive “From” name (“Quarantine Timer” in our example) but note the “From” email address is definitely not from Microsoft and is almost always sent from another account that fell victim to the same scam. Many of these scams claim […]
The Internal Revenue Service wrapped up the annual Dirty Dozen list of tax scams for 2023 with a reminder for taxpayers, businesses and tax professionals to watch out for these schemes throughout the year, not just during tax season. Many of these schemes peak during filing season as people prepare their tax returns. In reality, […]