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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Fake Dropbox ‘Sent You a File’ Emails Are Phishing Scams
by Brett M. Christensen December 7, 2018According to this email, someone has sent you a file using online file hosting service Dropbox. The email urges you to click a link to see the file.
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PayPal ‘Account Has Been Suspended’ Phishing Scam
by Brett M. Christensen December 5, 2018According to this email, PayPal has temporarily suspended your account ‘due to some issues in the automatic verification process”.
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Netflix ‘Your Account is on Hold’ Phishing Scam
by Brett M. Christensen December 4, 2018According to this email, your Netflix account has been put on hold because the company is having trouble with your current billing information.
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Beware of Scam ‘Medicare Rebate’ Text Messages
by Brett M. Christensen November 28, 2018Australian residents have been receiving fraudulent text messages claiming that they are owed a Medicare rebate. The text messages are phishing scams.
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‘Someone Sent You Some Files’ Phishing Email Claims to be From WeTransfer
by Brett M. Christensen November 27, 2018This email, which purports to be from cloud-based file transfer service WeTransfer claims that someone has sent you some files.
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‘Account Suspended’ Email Phishing Scams Still Common
by Brett M. Christensen November 7, 2018Online criminals commonly distribute phishing emails that falsely claim that your email account has been suspended, deactivated, or disabled.
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‘Upgrade and Verify your Mailbox’ Phishing Scam Email
by Brett M. Christensen November 7, 2018Apparently, one of my Hoax-Slayer email addresses needs to be verified. Alas, it seems that I have “not been able to meet up with the verification task”.
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How to Recognise and Avoid Facebook Phishing Scams
by Brett M. Christensen November 2, 2018Phishing scammers want to take control of your Facebook account. Here’s what you need to know to avoid getting caught by Facebook phishing scams.
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‘Your Apple ID Has Been Disabled’ Phishing Scam
by Brett M. Christensen October 22, 2018According to this email, which claims to be from Apple Support, your Apple ID has been disabled and you will need to click a link to unlock your account.