HOW-TO Spot a
PHISH
Some bogus websites are just exact copies of the real thing, and thus
their contents will look extremely convincing. However, for fakes
that are either totally made-up or adapted from a real site, they
might show many small mistakes that are untypical of a professionally
run website. Here are 10 suspicious signs that might show on a low-budget
scam website:
1. Spelling errors ('Openning') and grammatical errors.
2. Brief and unclear descriptions.
3. Symbols used are not defined.
4. Asking for more info than required (E.g. Credit Card PIN no).
5. Banking Logon Page does not use encryption (no SSL).
6. Banking Logon Page has no certificate of authenticity.
7. Advertisement banners or graphics are not clickable.
8. Hyperlinks that go nowhere…
9. Title of HTML pages changes inconsistently.
10. Invalid Company address, with missing info. |