We all have seen fake messages, fake calls but do you know that there are fake emails too. Yes, they exist. Mainly they are phishing e-mails containing phishing links.
But how to spot them ?? Fasten your seat belts and let's go.
👉 CHECK THE FROM ADDRESS
Let's understand this with an example- Suppose you receive an email from Apple, then the email address you will see is going to be "noreply@apple .com".
Scammers will use similar email addresses like "noreply@appleinc .com" to scam you.
👉 CHECK THE REPLY TO ADDRESS
If the "From address" and "Reply to Address" both are different from each other then it is a big trap for you.
👉 CHECK EMAIL HEADER
There are three major email securities used -
- SPF
- DKIM
- SPARC
These technologies helps the users to checks whether it is a real emails from real ones or a scammer instead.
How to View Email Headers
1) Sign into your email in a web browser on PC or use Desktop mode.
2) Open the email you want to check the headers for.
3) Next to Reply , Click on the Three vertical dots.
4) Click Show original. A page with the email headers will open in a new tab or window.
👉 DO SOME CLASSWORK
If you have doubt then check the email address of the company on their official Website first.
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