Phishing Email Safety Tips

Phishing e-mails, websites and phone calls are designed to steal money. Cyber ​​criminals can do this by installing malicious software on your computer or steal personal data from your computer.

Cyber criminals also use social engineering to convince you to malicious software or hand over your personal information under false pretenses to install. They can e-mail, call you on the phone, or convince you to something like a website download.

We all have received phishing messages. They are mixed with the hundreds of emails many of our daily process. Processing time email takes time and it's a job that we can rush through, but it is essential that we rather think that responding to email and be absolutely sure that the sender of the email are legitimate.

As you process your email, remember…

   1. Never click through to a website that claims it needs you to verify your password.
   2. Be suspicious of any email requesting your password or sensitive information. Reputable companies will not randomly email you asking for sensitive information.
   3. If you receive an email from a company and you’re not sure if it’s legitimate, do not follow the link in the website, instead go directly to the website you know to be real or call the company to inquire about the request.