Here’s how to spot it.
Often, the trickery can only be revealed through minor details.
Dont trust what you hear, either.
Email Spoofing
Upon first glance, a spoofed email may look reliable.
Scammers will often use sender addresses that look like its coming from a known company or authority figure.
Drive-google.com is an insecure imitation domain, for example, while drive.google.com is not.
In these cases, its better to avoid clicking.
Report it.
Immediately let your IT department know you got fooled if it happens at work, Steinhauer suggested.
it’s possible for you to alsoreport the spoof to the FTC.
Reset passwords and refresh your rig.
Train yourself to be better at spotting spoofs.
To be better at distinguishing from spoofed URLs or domains, try Googlesquiz.
When in doubt about an incoming call, let it go to voicemail.
Do not pick up your phone unless you absolutely know whos calling, Nofziger said.
And if you do answer, stay mum if you start getting detailed requests for information.
Avoiding spoofs means treating every email or call with some healthy caution.
