It's nothing new, but with weather cold outside there seems to be more and more phishing activity. Think of it as ice-phishing.
Each message is slightly different - although I do get several repeats - but there are several classic schemes, like the widow, the terminalyy ill, the serviceman in the Middle East, the African connection, and the lonely single girl in Russia - to name a few.
Many times an official looking email that looks like it comes from AT&T, PayPal, Bank of America, or Wells Fargo is just a scam. Be very careful. This is a new wrinkle on phishing. Often they include real information and logos, but the real tell is the sender's email.
Also, don't trust anything from anyone who puts a Mr. or Ms. in front of their name.
Just because its winter, we can't ease up on watching out for these. Let's freeze them out.
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