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Links being dressed up to look official - Reddington - 12-06-2021 A common thing we're seeing with scams now is that scammers will try and make their links look official/real. Usually they do this by creating a URL that is mostly spelled right, but has a couple letters twisted around. Here is an example: https://i.gyazo.com/98846218650224090413dc987ee4cd5b.png As the days pass, the scammers keep making different variations of these links, but all of them still have the same goal: trick people into thinking they look real. Unsurprisingly, it works! Why? There are several reasons:
Bullet 2, again, this is something we all do, but it's dangerous. I cannot stress enough that you take the time to read the URL before clicking it. |