Kim’s got the most common terms that scammers us, spot any familiar ones?e

This is definitely an interesting article we have here when it comes to NCSAM stuff. It talks about the biggest terms that are used by scammers to get you to do something.

Did you know that scammers send 3.4 billion emails a day? That adds up to about a trillion emails a year,, says Kim. No matter we’re in debt and have tons of problems.

A company called ZeroBounce did a comparison of click through and infection damage.

The word money was at the top of the list appearing 1143 times. This is because they’re claiming something is wrong with your bank, a charge didn’t go through, a package wasn’t delivere successfully, or some other reason that I’m not thinking of at the time of writing. Investment is second. Most of these I would bet are those types that you’ll never see.

Credit, billion, free, loan, debt, cash, cost and income are the rest. While investment only appeared 226 times, that’s a big jump from the 1143 for money.

I know that I would not give out info to places I don’t know or have never done business before unless I could trust the domain or I went there first.

How to spot the scam?

• Our top pick is right here at number one in this article. Check the sender. If it has a company name, but has some weird looking address, do a double check. While I go to a legitimate business, I told them by using a specific provider, it could harm them, especially if they have a domain. If you have a domain, its best to use an address with it.
• Look at that ssubject line! We talk about this quite often. My advice would be the following: if it starts with re: (reply) and you know you didn’t start anything with the sender, it should be a red flag.
• Thi might be harder with screen readers, but if you notice something with grammar or misspellings, be on the lookout! I don’t claim to be perfect in spelling, and a mistake or two may not be that bad, but even with AI and its help, scammers still have this difficulty.
• While links are common in email, misplaced ones or ones that might be something you’re not familiar with should be looked at. Make sure you use our guide from the blog linked on EMHS’s links section for assistance.
• Legit companies should have your info, especially if you’ve done business with them before. Be on the lookout of email asking for something the company already has.
• Look for a professional signature. We’ve talked about this as part of our coverage, and something that we need to harp especially with this group. Signatures will have the name of the person, the company, any contact info including web site, and probably links to social media if they wish to include that. You’ll see that when you contact the real company and understand what is legitimate. Look for the company’s legitimate web site.

I’ve paraphraised these items to not copy exactly what Kim has said, because I feel I can cover it on my own ways without copying the article.

The most common terms email scammers use to trick you is the full article coming to us from Kim. Be aware and be safe! Thanks so much for reading and make it a great day!