Phishing Scams

Have you received an email that looks like it was sent by a friend or colleague that asks if you have an account at Amazon or another shopping website or store?

According to this email, which purports to be from the website hosting management system cPanel, your mailbox has almost reached its storage limit.

This email, which purports to be from delivery service DHL, claims that your parcel has arrived but the courier was unable to deliver it to you.

According to this email, which purports to be from the Microsoft Security Team, my email account is about to be disconnected.

Keep an eye out for fake Amazon order notification emails that ask you to call “fraud prevention support” if you didn’t authorize the supposed payment.

If you use Facebook Messenger, keep an eye out for posts with the text “Look what I’ve found”.  The posts supposedly link to a “private video”. 

According to this email, which purports to be from Netflix, your automatic payment for the service ‘cannot process” and you must click a link to update your “payment methode”.

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

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”.