Criminals use many ways to distribute malware. However,  among such tactics, they repeatedly use variations of the following three methods in their malware email campaigns.

A favourite scammer ruse is to pose as a high profile celebrity who is supposedly giving away cash and prizes to selected fans.

Circulating message claims that NASA has predicted a total blackout of the planet for a three-day period in December.

According to this email, which claims to be from the “Mail Administrator”,  you will be blocked from receiving email within the next 24 hours.

According to this email, lottery winner Mr Charles W Jackson Jr has selected you as the recipient of a portion of his prize money. 

If you are a Netflix customer, be aware that criminals regularly use the video streaming company’s name and logo to steal sensitive personal information, distribute malware, and trick people into signing up for fraudulent “Netflix alternatives”.

According to a post currently being distributed on Facebook, you can get a chance to win a free 2020 Ram 1500 truck just by sharing, commenting, and clicking a link to register.

According to this email, which purports to be from the United States Postal Service (USPS) there has been a problem with your package.

According to a post that is currently being shared on Facebook, UK retailer Argos has decided to do something special by giving away 200 TVs that are sitting in the company’s warehouse.

According to a message that began circulating via WhatsApp in July 2020,  you should not open a video called “Argentina is doing it”. Supposedly, opening the video will hack your phone.