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Spot a phishing email: 4 clues

You recognize a phishing email by four clues, before you click anything.

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The steps

The exact sequence, in order.

01
The sender’s address: it doesn’t end with the company’s.
02
The urgency: “2 hours”, or the mailbox is “suspended”.
03
The request for credentials: hover the button, don’t click.
04
The impersonal tone: “Dear user”.

The habit to keep

When in doubt, don’t click and don’t reply.

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