Author: Praphul S.
Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/praphul-s-a3b11a34/
And I thought scamsters were actually getting smarter... 🤦♂️
Then this landed in my inbox.
One glance, and I knew it was a scam.
Why?
1. The email ID – Doesn't remotely match the sender's identity.
2. The name – "Alakh Pandeys"? If you're going to impersonate someone, at least get the name right.
3. The subject line – "PW (PhysicsWallah)" with nothing else. No context, no personalization.
4. It was sent to my personal email – Anyone who knows me knows my work conversations don't happen there.
I mean... c'mon guys.
At least challenge your future victim's intellect a little. 😅
On a serious note, phishing attacks are becoming more frequent, and many of them are far more sophisticated than this one. The best defense is to pause for a few seconds and look for the small inconsistencies before clicking anything.
Sometimes, a 10-second sanity check is all it takes.
#CyberSecurity #Phishing #ScamAlert #OnlineSafety #DigitalAwareness
Then this landed in my inbox.
One glance, and I knew it was a scam.
Why?
1. The email ID – Doesn't remotely match the sender's identity.
2. The name – "Alakh Pandeys"? If you're going to impersonate someone, at least get the name right.
3. The subject line – "PW (PhysicsWallah)" with nothing else. No context, no personalization.
4. It was sent to my personal email – Anyone who knows me knows my work conversations don't happen there.
I mean... c'mon guys.
At least challenge your future victim's intellect a little. 😅
On a serious note, phishing attacks are becoming more frequent, and many of them are far more sophisticated than this one. The best defense is to pause for a few seconds and look for the small inconsistencies before clicking anything.
Sometimes, a 10-second sanity check is all it takes.
#CyberSecurity #Phishing #ScamAlert #OnlineSafety #DigitalAwareness
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