Phishing Scams

This email, which purports to be from the UK’s official TV Licensing entity, claims that you are eligible for a TV Licensing refund.

According to this email, which may look like it was sent by your email service provider, you need to enable “2nd step security” on your email account.

This supposed “Security Alert” message warns that your email account will be deactivated if you do not click a button and add a recovery number.

This email, which purports to be a last alert from Apple, claims that your account has been temporarily suspended because the company cannot confirm your information. 

Most modern browsers have built-in mechanisms that try to protect users from phishing scams. If a user clicks a link in a reported phishing scam email, the browser will display a page that warns that the user is about to go to a fraudulent website

According to this email, which purports to be from Netflix, your Netflix account has been suspended because the company is having trouble with your billing information.

According to this supposed server upgrade warning, you have messages pending because you have used 98% of your email account storage. 

This email, which purports to be from the UK’s HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC), claims that your automatic tax refund payment didn’t go through. It urges you to open an attached file and follow the instructions to claim your refund. 

Criminals continue to distribute scam emails and text messages designed to trick Citibank customers into divulging sensitive personal and financial information.