Email Phishing Scams? Prevent Common Threats by Using the S.T.O.P Method
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- Phishing scams are getting more and more sophisticated, and even the smartest people are getting duped (even a shark from Shark Tank!). By using the S.T.O.P Method, you can dramatically reduce your chances of being scammed. Read more here: www.allthingssecured.com/tips...
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Video Timestamps
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0:00 - Modern Email Phishing Scams
0:25 - Introduction to the STOP Method
1:07 - Is the Email Suspicious?
2:03 - Clicking Links & Buttons in Emails
3:02 - Fraudulent Email Offers
3:34 - Time-Sensitive Email Scams
4:16 - How to Defeat Email Phishing Scams
6:36 - Email Scam Disclaimer!
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Whether you realize it or not, you're susceptible to email phishing scams. So how can you prevent phishing attacks and avoid these email threats?
Your best bet is to increase your awareness and be prepared. That's where the S.T.O.P. method comes in. When you receive an email, you should ask your self these questions.
Is this email...
* Suspicious?
* Telling me to click a link or a button?
* Offering something that's too good to be true?
* Pushing me to do something urgently?
If the answer to any of these questions is "yes"...STOP! There's a chance that you're the recipient of a phishing email attack.
So what can you do if you suspect that the email is a fraud and your online security is in jeopardy?
Simple: use a different method or mode of communication to confirm the veracity of the email.
Learn more and see a number of email phishing examples in this video by All Things Secured.
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Thank you for watching! Do you know somebody who might benefit from this kind of phishing email scam awareness? Please share this video with them to let them know you care :)
Can I add it to my training deck for Email Security
? Please
I would love to share your video. However, the beginning part about the "Nigerian prince" is too much of a stereotype and borders on racist. In 2022, we need to be more sensitive than that. Sorry to say, I had to find a different video because of this (the photo pushed it beyond cringe to "can't use it at all"). Take that part out, and we'll share this.
Hi AllThingsSecured. I find your video is very helpful. I would like to ask permission to use/disseminate this within our company. Hoping for a favorable response.
Thank you for having CORRECT captions on this video! A friend, a refugee, has just lost a lot of money out of her newly opened bank account, and I am trying to find videos where the English is clearly spoken and the concepts are clearly communicated - and accurate captions are also helpful. You win!
Love the editing, good stuff.
Thanks!
Thanks I found this really helpful. I now know I can open the e-mail just don't click on any links. The downside is getting more spam.. You are very good at what you do. Clear and concise and in a calm easy going manner..
Glad it helped, Robert!
The last one I received “I’m sorry, I forgot to send you the following family info”: a link for me to click on. I didn’t click it, texted the person that supposedly sent it..... as it turned out it was a scam! Thanks so much for these videos!
Awesome, Gary! So glad to hear it. Thanks for the comment :)
Josh,
You broke me up with the violins (🤣), but seriously, this was another great and informative video. Thank you so much for posting this.
Nice tips man , appreciate it 👍
Glad to hear it!
I remembered getting a invoice email.. I walked over and manager and confirmed this… in person.. Then the headquarters of the office changed and the people at the site got scammed for over $200,000.
Yikes!!
Very good information that you have made to alert people of these scams. STOP is easy to remember and works well. I usually look at the email address and right away they look hokey you know it’s not real. One I got the other day was a woman dying of cancer with no heirs. She told me, who I never met, that she was going to give me 5 million dollars. I was suppose to send info almost everything but my accounts, which I never sent her anything but deleted the email immediately. Thanks for the video.
That's a great point that I didn't address here. The email address is often a dead giveaway, but even that can be spoofed. In the case of Barbara Corcoran, the email address was correct (the hackers had infiltrated their email system and sent the email from Barbara's correct address).
All Things Secured apparently it not the perfect solution but it’s just another clue that something is not right. Thanks for the reply.
Great video! ♥
And my bank/credit card company should stop sending me emails with "click here to see your latest statement". The email is legitimate but it also makes it "normal" for banks to send emails with links to click on to go to their website. Surely it would be far better if they asked you to log into your online banking without any link.
the advice you gave about going to your account on another browser i have done this before because i always double check things that works pretty good
I'm glad you've been double checking it, Landdar.
thanks for info
I have done a lot of research on phishing. Your cast was the best I got something out of. Anyway, look what happens when we have secure boot installed. In the middle of browsing youTube I got a finishing installing my windows page. What did I do? Knowing I had secure boot I held down the keyboard start button. In 10 seconds I got a shut down window. I could shut down as normal. When I restarted it booted up as normal I could login as I normally do. My computer operated as normal. I inspected my defender settings. Nothing changed. I haven't seen the pop every again.
thank you for the useful information. i just want to ask what if i replied to a spammed message in my gmail? or clicked their helpdesk?
Replying doesn't do much except let them know that they've connected with an active account. Clicking is where you need to be more worried.
Hello, I received an email of a covid result, that it was encrypted, so it asked me to download a document (which I did) to decrypted, and then click on it, but nothing happened after I clicked on it.
The only reason I opened, and downloaded the document was because I was supposed to receive a result for a family member.
Thankyou.
You're welcome, Bethy!
The easiest way is to check the email address most of the time you’re not have to look any further, I’m talking about opening up so you can see what the actual email address is. They are so hokey and misspelled and give you a chance for a good laugh before you delete and oh by the way I blocked them before I delete them. This works real well on my iPhone and iPad I don’t know about other brands, notebook computers and desktop
Yea, I like what you're saying there, Tommy. It's our duty to report these bad emails so that Apple/Google/Yahoo/Microsoft can start automatically putting them in spam instead of delivering them to people who may not have the same awareness to check the email address.
All Things Secured Most of us don’t know how to report these that would be an excellent follow up TH-cam to your first one he did a very good job in a much-needed subject
Thanks, Tommy! By “report”, I simply mean to mark it as spam within your email provider.
May I use some content? Especially the S.T.O.P method? For educational purposes only. Proper attribution will be observed properly. Looking forward
Please feel free to share the S.T.O.P. method to help other people! I appreciate any attribution and links both to this TH-cam channel and to my website AllThingsSecured.com. :)
Is there a way to stop this scamms , my son gets 10 different unemployment emails a day , everyday, he just turned off notification, sooo annoying, or does he has to change emails???
Contact Clintontech78 on !G. Dude really helped me
i wanted to follow you on Facebook but i can’t see your official profile?
Sir how to stop an email containing will & testament of a person that is not mine ?the email said forcing me to pay the processing fee to the attorney..i know that is a scam & phising activity because there is a money involve..
I'm happy to meet Clintontech78 on !G. Dude always help me out💯
YOU'RE GREAT
Thanks, Cristina. I hope it was helpful.
@@AllThingsSecured it was alot!!
Hi AllThingsSecured. I find your video is very helpful. I would like to ask permission to use/disseminate this within our company. Hoping for a favorable response.
How to stop getting mails ??? I report them all to Microsoft but they still coming always under a other email address.
Yea, welcome to the world of spam. Just keep reporting them and hope that it slows down. If it doesn’t, you might consider moving to a Gmail address (better spam protection in my opinion).
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Why is it every time you try to get actual help with phishing all they tell you is how to identify it? What if I'm not an idiot and know when I am getting scammed? What I don't know is HOW TO DO SOMETHING TO STOP IT!
Point taken, although the purpose of this video is to help people identity and not fall for these scams. I'll be working on a different video to talk through what to do if you've already been scammed.
But in your case, I'm not sure I understand - if you recognize that it's a scam, what is there to stop? A phishing scam is different than something like a ransomware, because as long as you know it's a scam, you can just ignore it.
@@AllThingsSecured I think they means they want to stop getting these emails. These phishing emails are coming in every single day , different emails and it’s starting to aggravate me. I try to unsubscribe from them but then it comes from a new email
Are there any ways I can stop these emails from getting sent to me?
Not really. It’s a constant game of cat and mouse.
@@AllThingsSecured ah oh well. Thanks for the reply.
I clicked on a link for what i thought was a job opportunity. And gave them my my name phone number and email address what can I do now to protect myself. PLEASE HELP
They proceeded to ask me to respond immediately with more info regarding myself. I didn’t respond ! Should I tell them I am going to block them ?
Just stop communicating with them. It doesn't sound like you gave away too much information, but if you did give away more, it might be worth putting a freeze on your credit or monitoring your identity with a service like Lifelock (www.allthingssecured.com/try/lifelock)
@Hana A. Same thing happened to me. I don’t think they could do much with that information. Has everything been fine since then? I see you wrote this 3 weeks ago.
Oh my... i think i just entered my email in a site that seemed really too good to be true. I hope it isnt one
Just entering your email isn't too bad. I just means you'll probably be getting a lot of spam coming into your inbox.
I was scammed my IRS phishing email they said will give me 50 they were trying steal to 700 from me I know it scam now
1 got says when we last met which I have not met anyone
Yea, that's a common tactic too.
My "STOP" method is far easier, if I see something I don't recognise I don't open it!
Yes, I guess that could work. :)
You could also just throw away your computer or stop using the internet. But sometimes we have to balance the practical with the secure. Sometimes we receive emails we need that aren't instantly recognizable, and we need a way to assess whether it's a scam or not.
Want to know how to BLOCK not to ignore.
Signed up to open a Twitter account placed on the Twitter log in page, was fake.
Yikes! That's terrible.
I have trapped in the daying widow scam and lost a large money
I'm sorry to hear that, Abdul.
What if I gave them my name and number?
Phone number? Then you can expect a bunch of spam calls and should be suspicious about any incoming call.
Your social security number? You need to do a credit freeze.
Bank number? Alert your bank immediately.
There are too many numbers for me to give you a straight answers here. Sorry.
How can I ask questions
Please social media
This is where you ask questions.
Nothing can happen if we just click on a link. I click on every link I see just to see how they plan to scam me
Absolutely WRONG. There is a lot that can happen by clicking on a link that takes you to a malicious website. You should be more careful.
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cheack twice
Check the links twice? Or what?
you said NOTHING
Gee thanks