December 2018
Beginner
208 pages
5h 45m
English
Malicious e-mails and websites may work together, along with telephone calls or call centers, to implement elaborate online scams. These scams are usually financial in nature, seeking to generate fraudulent charges, obtain online credentials or bank access, or to get victims to pay for help they really do not need.
This appendix describes some typical characteristics of malicious e-mails and some of the more popular online scams. These descriptions are just a selection of online scams. Search the internet for “common internet scams” to find information on dozens of scams that are occurring every day.
Phishing and spear phishing e-mails are messages designed with the goal ...