Spot a phishing text or email
"Your account is locked, tap here" is the oldest trick going. Four checks catch most of them.
- Look for urgency: a threat or a deadline if you don't act right now.
- Look for a request for passwords, card numbers or other personal or financial details.
- Read the link without tapping it. Watch for short links and look-alike names such as amazan.com.
- Don't tap or reply. If it might be real, open the company's app or website yourself, or call a number you already have.
- Report it with the Report spam or Report phishing button, then delete it.
Tip: Perfect spelling and grammar don't make a message safe any more. Check the other signs too.
Try it now: Open your spam folder and find one message that fails at least two of these checks.
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