Can You Spot a Malicious Email?

Remember, as Junk Mail filters get better, so do spammers! Nefarious emailers are tricky and they are getting better at their malicious emails.

It's no longer good enough to just ignore the emails from Nigerian Princes, where your name is never in the email and the grammar and spelling are so poor you know it's not legit.

Now,  spammers have your name, use a brand name or store, have an official looking logo, or website, or email. It's been proof read and edited. It looks honest. BUT IT'S NOT!

So, How do you know? 

That's probably the wrong question. Rather, How do I protect myself?

Don't trust a hyperlink. Hover over the link and see what web address it is Really Taking you too. Not what the email says it's taking you to.

Don't trust an email address. Spammers can now clone emails or hide their real email they are using. Make sure to hover over, or click the arrow next to the email address to see who really sent the email.

And don't open attachments that you do not know what they are. Pay attention to the file extension. Never open a file with .zip or .exe.

Don't click on links.  Go to your online accounts by typing the web address into your browser.
And trust your gut. If you think something is off, don't open it.