Email Phishing Getting More and More Sophisticated!

Whether it is the uncertainty in eastern Europe or elsewhere, scammers are getting more and more sophisticated...and DANGEROUS!

Look at the email someone received recently who has a Chase VISA Card. Here are the subtleties and traps that the scammer is hoping you don't notice.

Chase sends their alerts where the text after the @ sign is @alerts.chase.com. This scammer uses a slight alteration - @alertsp.chase.com!

The ending 4-digits of the credit card is correct!

The payment Due Date is wrong!

The balance is wrong! (In fact, the person just paid their full balance which is what originally alerted them to the fact this wasn’t right.)

There are button links and other links to entice the recipient to click on them. Depending on the scammer, they will take you to a payment portal to get your bank payment information to deplete your bank account or to download some malware to gather your banking information (and other information) for use later.

What you need to do? Think first. Do Not Be Impulsive!