Phishing Scams
Links to reports about phishing scams that have targeted many different companies and financial institutions.
Looking for reports published before 2016? Click here to view an archive of phishing reports on the legacy Hoax-Slayer website.
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Keep an eye out for bogus OneDrive emails claiming that someone has shared a secure document with you.
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AOL ‘Terms of Service Changes’ Phishing Scam Email
by Brett M. Christensen November 6, 2019According to this supposedly urgent email, which purports to be from AOL, you need to accept a new Terms of Service agreement by a specified date or you will no longer be able to access your account.
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Amazon ‘Missing Some Information’ Phishing Email
by Brett M. Christensen October 21, 2019According to this email, which claims to be from the “Assistance Center” at Amazon, the company is missing some information for your account.
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PayPal ‘Changes to User Agreement’ Phishing Scam
by Brett M. Christensen October 8, 2019According to this email, which purports to be from PayPal, the company is making changes to the terms of its user agreement.
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Netflix ‘Update Payment Method’ Phishing Scam Email
by Brett M. Christensen October 3, 2019A favourite scammer tactic is to distribute fake “payment update” emails that look like they were sent by Netflix. Many versions of…
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‘Your Netflix Subscription Has Been Canceled’ Phishing Scam
by Brett M. Christensen September 25, 2019Phishing scammers are once again targetting Netflix users via fake account payment problem emails claiming that your Netflix account has been canceled.
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Amazon ‘Some Violated Policies’ Phishing Scam Email
by Brett M. Christensen September 24, 2019According to this email, which purports to be from Amazon, your account will be locked because of violated policies.
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Do You Use Telstra? Watch Out For This Fake Bill Email
by Brett M. Christensen September 20, 2019Customers of Australian telco Telstra are again being targeted via a fake bill notification email.
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Fake Sign-In Notification Emails Link to Phishing Websites
by Brett M. Christensen September 16, 2019A rather clever phishing email currently hitting inboxes attempts to emulate the genuine “new sign-in” security warnings sent out by email service providers.