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A client of ours recently forwarded an email stating that his website’s domain was going to expire. Littered throughout the email were calls to action, all capitalized warning IMPORTANT NOTICE, EXPIRATION OFFER NOTICE, and then of course CLICK UNDERNEATH FOR IMMEDIATE PAYMENT. He knew it was a scam but still wanted to check in with us to ensure his domain was in good standing – it absolutely was.
Scheming criminals are constantly on the hunt, using the internet to prey on folks in an effort to steal personal information that they can then use illegally. Phishers use personal information to empty out bank accounts, steal identities or leave people locked out of their very own online accounts. The email our client received was exactly this – a phishing scam.