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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Apple ‘Last Alert From Us’ Phishing Scam Email
by Brett M. Christensen March 16, 2018This 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.
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Email Phishing Via Bogus Attached HTML Forms
by Brett M. Christensen March 13, 2018Most 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
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Netflix ‘Your Account is Suspended’ Phishing Scam
by Brett M. Christensen March 12, 2018According 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.
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Email Account ‘Server Upgrade Warning’ Phishing Scam
by Brett M. Christensen March 8, 2018According to this supposed server upgrade warning, you have messages pending because you have used 98% of your email account storage.
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HMRC ‘Your Automatic Payment Didn’t Go Through’ Phishing Scam
by Brett M. Christensen March 7, 2018This 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.
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Phishing Scammers Continue To Target Citibank Customers
by Brett M. Christensen March 7, 2018Criminals continue to distribute scam emails and text messages designed to trick Citibank customers into divulging sensitive personal and financial information.
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Apple ID ‘Information Missing or Invalid’ Phishing Scam
by Brett M. Christensen March 6, 2018According to this email, which was supposedly sent by Apple, some of your account information is missing or invalid and you must open an attached file to verify your details.
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‘Review of Your Last Subscription’ Apple ID Phishing Scam
by Brett M. Christensen February 28, 2018According to this “subscription confirmation” email, which purports to be from Apple, your last purchase was reviewed by Apple’s system because a new device was used for the transaction.
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Copyright Infringement Facebook Phishing Scam
by Brett M. Christensen February 24, 2018Facebook users should keep an eye out for fake copyright infringement warnings that are being distributed via Facebook private messages.