TECH users have been warned to be on the lookout for specific types of messages that scammers will send to try to reel them in and steal their money.
Scammers will use all sorts of tricks to get a hold of your personal information, but there are three that users need to be extra careful to avoid because they come up most frequently.
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The goal of the tricks is to try and get your email address, passwords, social security numbers, credit card number, and more to separate you from your money.
Usually, the tricks will come from a fake email or phone number that is impersonating trusted brands to try and get you to click a link.
The link will then direct you to a place that will ask for you to put in personal information.
Here is a breakdown of what exact message to keep an eye out for to avoid being scammed, per Trend Micro.
PROMISE AN AWARD
A tactic the scammers will use to try and get you to click their links is by convincing you that you had won a reward and working with a wow or excitement factor.
The award gets people excited and they forget to stay aware of the scam.
PACKAGE TRACKING
Scammers will send emails that look like they came from a legitimate company about an order that is being tracked.
Online shopping has become increasingly popular and people will have packages being sent to them all the time.
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People will not think anything suspicious of a tracking message at first but it will usually lead you to a place asking you to confirm personal information etc.
ONLINE SURVEY
Online surveys are used as scams because people will think that it is an innocent survey.
Scammers use these as a disguise for a place to ask for personal information.
It may be hidden within the survey or ask for it at the end.
In other security news, the Federal Bureau of Investigation released a warning over scammers pretending to be lovers through email.
While scammers are also using a popular clothing website as a disguise on TikTok and it may be hard to notice at first glance.
