I received a phishing attempt via email this morning. The phisher even marked the email as High Priority but luckily, it was filtered to my Spam Mail. Even if it lands in my Inbox, it is easy to spot the phishing mail.
Like all such phishing emails, this one did not address me by name. In addition, if you noticed, most of these emails are composed using Cryllic font; probably they came from Russia or something. I don't really know how to check.
Another point to note is that all the links that are enclosed in these emails redirect us to another website, not the authentic one. So never click on them. If you would like to check your account for messages or alerts, access the website directly from your web browser by typing in the address yourself. Using FireFox, when accessing authentic websites of eBay and PayPal, for example, you will be able to see a green bar at the address bar.
The thing that is most obvious about this email about an Unpaid item is that I didn't make any purchase on eBay lately.
Like all such phishing emails, this one did not address me by name. In addition, if you noticed, most of these emails are composed using Cryllic font; probably they came from Russia or something. I don't really know how to check.
Another point to note is that all the links that are enclosed in these emails redirect us to another website, not the authentic one. So never click on them. If you would like to check your account for messages or alerts, access the website directly from your web browser by typing in the address yourself. Using FireFox, when accessing authentic websites of eBay and PayPal, for example, you will be able to see a green bar at the address bar.
The thing that is most obvious about this email about an Unpaid item is that I didn't make any purchase on eBay lately.
2 comments:
I received the same email too! I blocked the sender and deleted the email! I tried to google the item number and your response was the 1st listed. Thanks!
I received the same email also. I will block them out too.
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