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This blog post was written by Bruce Snell.<\/em><\/p>\n

One piece of advice I always give (after update, update, update) is to never click on a suspicious link.\u00a0 A lot of times, those dodgy links are easy to spot, which is why cybercriminals try to be extra tricky to get you to click on them.\u00a0 They suggest all kinds of reasons you should click: your password needs to be reset, there is a prize waiting to be claimed by you, someone found an embarrassing picture of you, etc\u2026<\/p>\n

I recently received a very suspicious email telling me that my PayPal account was going to be closed.\u00a0 Instead of deleting the email, I thought it might be helpful to share how I could tell it was a fake and give you a look at what was waiting on the other side of that link.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s start with the obvious issues here.<\/h2>\n

\"1\"<\/p>\n

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  1. The email address: Does the address match the legitimate URL of the site?\u00a0 In this case, the email should be from something like \u201cinfo@paypal.com\u201d not \u201cpaypal@inc.com\u201d.\u00a0 A lot of scam emails can be quickly spotted this way.<\/li>\n
  2. Grammar: Take a moment and reread the email if it wasn\u2019t apparent at first.\u00a0 A legitimate company of any size will typically send email text through multiple people for review.\u00a0 Occasionally a mistake slips through, but you should never get an official email with text like \u201cWhy My accounts is Limited ?\u201d<\/li>\n
  3. The button: Most financial institutions will not include hyperlinked graphics in important account related emails.\u00a0 You may see them in advertisements for new services, but if you need to verify your account, the email will most likely be a text link, or better yet, instructions along the lines of \u201cLog into your account and click on the \u201cUpdate Profile\u201d link\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Now speaking on the \u201cresolve it now\u201d button, take a look at what happens when you examine the link.\u00a0 It actually wants to send you to a really dodgy link on a host that is not who they are pretending to be.<\/p>\n

    \"(to
    (to examine a link, right click in Windows or long-press in iOS)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

    So as you can see, if I clicked on the link I would be going to some site that is CLEARLY not PayPal.com.<\/p>\n

    Given that I got this email on my iPad and most of cybercriminals target Windows, OSX or Android, I was fairly confident that whatever lie on the other side of that link probably would not infect the system I was on, so I decided to see what they had in store for me.<\/p>\n

    The link took me to a page that was most likely copied straight from the original HTML source of the page they are impersonating.\u00a0 The login actually looks legitimate.<\/p>\n

    \"3\"<\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n

    As I was sure this was not PayPal.com, I entered in a random string of characters into the email address and password fields.\u00a0 I was not surprised that it \u201clogged me in\u201d with no problem as the whole purpose of this site is to trick you into entering your personal information and infecting you with malware.<\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n

    \"Notice
    Notice the (1) bad grammar and (2) fake validation badges.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

    After asking you to enter in personal information such as address, phone number and birthday, the next screen asks you to enter in a credit card number.<\/p>\n

    \"Of<\/p>\n

    Now after getting your credit card information, the page makes a grab at your bank account information.\u00a0 It even asks for your login name and password!\u00a0 This of course, is nothing you should ever enter anywhere besides your actual bank\u2019s website.<\/p>\n

    \"IMG_3540\"<\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n

    Next is my favorite part.\u00a0 After asking for all your personal information, a pop up is displayed asking you to hold your ID in front of your webcam so they can \u201cverify your identity\u201d.<\/p>\n

    \"say<\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n

    As you can see, they also include a handy Flash application to use your webcam to take a picture of your ID.\u00a0 Guess what else that Flash app does?\u00a0 That\u2019s right, it installs additional malware on your machine to make you part of a botnet for further use by the cybercriminal.<\/p>\n

    So how do I stay safe?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

    There are 3 main ways to protect against cyberscams like this.<\/p>\n

      \n
    1. Don\u2019t click on suspicious links. <\/strong>Use the tips I provided above to help spot scam emails.\u00a0 If you receive an unexpected email from your bank or credit card provider, go to the site\u2019s main landing page and navigate to your account information yourself.\u00a0 Additionally, you should use a web reputation tool like McAfee\u00ae Web Advisor, which is part of McAfee\u00ae Total Protection<\/strong><\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

        \n
      1. Update, update, update.<\/strong> Do your best to keep your system up to date with the latest patches.\u00a0 This includes operating system and applications.\u00a0 Take advantage of the auto-update features available as you can avoid a lot of malware with an up to date system.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

        \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

          \n
        1. Run anti-virus<\/strong> on your system.<\/strong> While you can avoid a lot of malware by following the two steps above, it is still very important to run anti-virus on your system to protect against new exploits that aren\u2019t yet fixed by an update or attacks like drive by downloads<\/a>.\u00a0 The cost of anti-virus software is always less than the problems caused by an infection.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          As we\u2019re approaching the holiday season, expect to see more of these scams than usual.\u00a0 Be vigilant and keep yourself safe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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