Email Scams

Scammers send emails pretending to be from government, law enforcement and businesses. They create an impression of the need for you to take immediate action. Scammers use the same logo and the same email address as the actual organization. Scammers can copy or hide their email address behind the email address of an organization or business, so that the scam email appears even more genuine.

Signs Of Email Being A Scam

Payment is requested, but account details are new or have changed after the last payment you made.
You are asked to log on to an online account with your username and password or provide other personal information.
You’re sent an email you weren’t expecting, and it includes an invitation to open an attachment.
You’re asked to confirm your banking details to get a refund or money you weren’t expecting.
Claims to have information about you or your images/images and threatens to expose them.
You are offered assistance in recovering money or getting compensation for data breach/identity theft.

Steps to protect yourself from email scams — that you can take/pick up

1.To check if the email is genuine:

a. Contact the individual or organization directly using their contact details that you have detected yourself — from the organization’s website.

b. Access them through the official app of the organization (never through any link).

2.Immediately stop contact with anyone who threatens or tries to intimidate you.

3.Never give personal details nor make any payments to anyone who says these things to you — like:

a. Compensation or assistance to recover from a previous scam or data breach.

b. Win, prize or legacy.

4.Use multi-factor authentication (multi-factor authentication) as much as possible. This provides an additional security layer and means the scammer needs to know both your email password and a PIN number sent to your phone to get access to your email account.

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