phishing/scammers is an equal opportunity threat, capable of showing up on desktops, laptops, tablets, and smartphones. Most Internet browsers have ways to check if a link is safe, but the first line of defense against phishing/scammers is your judgement.
Train yourself to recognize the signs of scammers and try to practice safe computing whenever you check your email, read Facebook posts, Whatsapp links or play your favorite online game.
Once again, here are a few of the most important practices to keep you safe:
• Don’t open e-mails from senders you are not familiar with.
• Don’t ever click on a link inside of an e-mail unless you know exactly where it is going.
• To layer that protection, if you get an e-mail from a source you are unsure of, navigate to the provided link manually by entering the legitimate website address into your browser.
• Lookout for the digital certificate of a website.
• If you are asked to provide sensitive information, check that the URL of the page starts with “HTTPS” instead of just “HTTP.” The “S” stands for “secure.”It’s not a guarantee that a site is legitimate, but most legitimate sites use HTTPS because it’s more secure. HTTP sites, even legitimate ones, are vulnerable to hackers.
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• If you suspect an e-mail isn’t legitimate, take a name or some text from the message and put it into a search engine to see if any known spyware attacks exist using the same methods.
• Mouse Over the link to see if it’s a legitimate link.
As always, we recommend using some sort of anti-malware security software. Most cyber security tools have the ability to detect when a link or an attachment isn’t what it seems, so even if you fall for a clever scams attempt, you won’t end up sharing your info with the wrong people.
All Malwarebytes premium security products provide robust protection against scammers. They can detect fraudulent sites and stop you from opening them, even if you’re convinced they’re legitimate. You can even try Malwarebytes free before you buy.
furthermore, your service provider /sim can act has a defender to your bank details because majority of phone stolen are for the sake of tapping into their fund at bank through “SIM CARD” and the only way to defend such attack is to set a “PIN CODE” to the “SIM CARD”, use in receiving alert or registered with the bank while you keep the sim pack safe .
So stay vigilant, take precautions, and look out for anything phishing or scammers.
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