5 Steps To Avoid Email Phishing Attempts

When it comes to the issue of security on the internet, many internet users at times to take much time to care about this, they think that it is not that important but forget to realize that without the knowledge internet security measures, they can be a victim of internet fraud sooner or later.

Protect yourself from Phishing AttemptsEmail phishing is an act of stealing internet user’s contents (valuable data such as band information, website logging details, your email username and password and some other confidential information like that). This act has turned many people into something else, some have lost properties, business assets and many other valuable things to online phishing attack due to ignorance of the system. If you know how to protect yourself online from this type of wicked people, it will be very easy for you to live your life as you supposed to live it than someone else to tell you how to live it.

How to Overcome Email Phishing Nightmare

In today article, I will be starting a series of internet protection and security articles which will be going live here on weekly basis so that you can be very safe from the hands of internet hackers and crackers and also I will be showing ways in which you can use to identify all forms of email phishing attempts from anybody throughout the world in the series and some other ways for better online security measure.

Look At the Title of the Message Very Carefully

If you are type of person who regularly receive series of autoresponder messages from some services that you have subscribed to online, you will be able to know if a particular email is fraudulent or if it is legitimate to trust.

The way the autoresponder email series are programmed works well in helping you to know the type of person that is sending it and thereby also making you to have good relationship with the publisher but, also be careful that some of the phishers out-here are cunning in most of the times, they (hackers) too can craft an email in such a way that it will look just the same way like that of a legitimate company that is sending you regular mail on periodic basis.

Compare It With Other Related Title

Another thing that you can do to identify a phishing attempts from the normal email address from a legitimate group or company is by comparing the title of the message with other message that you have received from the company before, though, this also can look somehow confusing because they (phishers)can also make the headline look just the same way that the trusted company or individual usually sent to you. But, one thing that is very certain here is that there will be a difference between the two because the phishers doesn’t know that you are receiving mail from the person and another point is that he’s just trying to have access to your email in order to get more details about you.

So, with this it is very easy to identify them because there type of email will not go straight to the point as the person used to send you message but there’s will be a request, telling you to do this and that and from this you can be able to know if they are truly a genuine company or not.

Email Address Filtering –Identify Real Email Address of the sender

By scanning through the header of the email that this type of people sent to you will help you in knowing fully if the email is a fake or a genuine one. Getting the real address of the person who is sending you an email is another method you can use in knowing either if the person is a legit or not. Check the header of the email if the mail is in HTML format and you will be able to see the true identity of the sender whom sent you the message.

Check The Link Claimed That It Points To The Main Domain Name

You must take this precaution in order to stay save online, before you make any click on emails that you are not quite sure about, you have to hover your mouse on the link for about a second so that you ca be able to see the real link of the website.

The real identity of the website that was embedded in the email will be showed in your web browser status bar immediately you put the mouse on the link, not to click but to hover and look at the status bar. If you notice that the domain name in the link is mis-match, you must know that someone is trying to force you to submit your data in order to hack you thereafter and this can make you loose more information than you can ever think of.

Use Spam Filtering Software

If you are not quite sure of other ways to go, you can make use of spam filtering softwares that can help you block any forms of emails that looks like spam. Though, nowadays some mail client like gmail and yahoomail are now offering this services but it has limits but if you can as well help yourself by getting a spam-filtering software installed on your personal computer, you may not be able to view much of spamming emails in your inbox talk less of you opening it. You can get one email spam filtering software here by downloading the latest version of the Kapersky internet security 2012 or you can also download it from our official download page directly here and then install it on your computer for better security.

Comments

52 responses to “5 Steps To Avoid Email Phishing Attempts”

  1. Jasmine Avatar
    Jasmine

    Most importantly is to double check on the URL/link. And if in doubt, do not click on any links in the email, instead just manually type the URL into the browser! Good tips!

    1. Olawale Daniel Tayo Avatar

      Thanks @Jasmine,
      I love your recommendation. Thanks for sharing

    2. Atish Avatar
      Atish

      I agree jasmine.

      1. Olawale Daniel Tayo Avatar

        Thanks @Atish for your comment on this blog 🙂

  2. Ahsan Avatar
    Ahsan

    Check The Link Claimed That It Automatic Moves To Main Domain Name – It is a very important point on this article. It will be very helpful for properly handle the mail

    1. Olawale Daniel Tayo Avatar

      Yeah, I know about this, it us my wordpress admin that always link pages in my site whenever I mentioned them in the blog post. Thanks for the advice:)

  3. Reseller Hosting Avatar
    Reseller Hosting

    I think regarding email phishing hotmail is best.

    also this is very common that people stole passwords through fake login pages and urls.

    but many common people don’t know them, we should spread the world about them. 🙂

    1. Olawale Daniel Tayo Avatar

      That’s why we need to be more than active in spreading this word against the people of the dark world and also to protect ourselves from their dangerous work. Thanks for sharing:)

      1. Reseller Hosting Avatar
        Reseller Hosting

        Your welcome. 🙂

        1. Olawale Daniel Tayo Avatar

          Thanks for this 🙂 🙂

  4. sibin Avatar
    sibin

    Nice information.I hate this type of malicious works.Why people do this.

    1. Olawale Daniel Tayo Avatar

      Yeah @Sibin, people do that, they too want to make money online but forget to look for it via the right means. Thanks for coming to my website:)

  5. Ayodeji Avatar
    Ayodeji

    I love this! I think checking the link is very practical. Thanks for sharing this.

    1. Olawale Daniel Tayo Avatar

      Yeah, thanks Ayodeji for stopping by here to read my blog post.

  6. Suraj Avatar
    Suraj

    Very nice.
    Thanks for sharing this article!

    1. Olawale Daniel Tayo Avatar

      Thanks for this @Suraj. Nice comment.

  7. shenoyjoseph Avatar
    shenoyjoseph

    thanks for alerting us to avoid all malicious mails and secure all accounts without any problem. 🙂

    1. Olawale Daniel Tayo Avatar

      Thanks bro for this awesome comment. I love seeing you around this blog 🙂 🙂

  8. shashank chinchli Avatar
    shashank chinchli

    I never respond to such mails ! special thanks to Microsoft Security Filter in Hotmail which screens out such mails;)
    so i dunno need to worry abt the same.
    great post dude;)

    1. Olawale Daniel Avatar
      Olawale Daniel

      Does this still working for you?

  9. ANISH Avatar
    ANISH

    Nice post good info thanks.

    1. Olawale Daniel Tayo Avatar

      Thanks @Anish for this awesome comment, thanks for reading my blog. Hope you enjoy your stay here?
      Thanks a lot for coming 🙂

  10. car accessories Avatar
    car accessories

    great post thanks

  11. Michael Avatar
    Michael

    You’ve got great tips here Olawale, I’ve learned so much on how to protect my email from unscrupulous phishing. You’ve done well my brother – 9ja for real!

    1. Olawale Daniel Tayo Avatar

      Naija for great! We gotta change the world because we owns the internet. Thanks a lot for browsing through my website and reading my content 🙂

  12. TechGopal Avatar
    TechGopal

    really g8 tips & i hope it will help me avoid email phishing attempts …

    1. Olawale Daniel Tayo Avatar

      Thanks a lot @Gopal for this awesome comments 🙂

  13. Osho Garg Avatar
    Osho Garg

    Good Content 🙂
    Suggestion From My Side Update Your Theme 🙂

    1. Olawale Daniel Tayo Avatar

      Thanks Osho for reading this and for your awesome comment.

  14. Nella Avatar
    Nella

    I used to check the Verisign locker icon to check the site’s verification before but it has gone after Firefox 4. You can still go and check it when viewing a website, by clicking on the Site Identity Button (just right before the address) and this displays a “Passport Officer” icon in one of three colors – gray, blue, or green.

    1. Olawale Daniel Tayo Avatar

      Thanks a lot @Nella for this awesome addition. I love your recommendation 🙂

  15. Credit Score Range Avatar
    Credit Score Range

    Good information, several thanks to the author. It is incomprehensible to me now, but in general, the usefulness and importance is mind-boggling. Thank you once again and excellent luck!

    1. Olawale Daniel Tayo Avatar

      Thanks for coming and for your comment 🙂

  16. Deepak Avatar
    Deepak

    Good information. This article is more important than what some people might think. Email hacking is a big problem. Recently, one of my know became a victim. Check out this about email hacking

    1. Olawale Daniel Tayo Avatar

      Thanks for coming and for your comment but I suppose to have remove your website URL because you don’t even asked for the permission but….. 🙂

  17. blofair Avatar
    blofair

    This site is admirable. These information save us from unwanted spam email. Excellent site for all users.

  18. blofair Avatar
    blofair

    Very effective blog. I love this article. It makes people aware about spam email.

  19. Pubudu Avatar
    Pubudu

    I never click any links in my emails unless i check them with WOT 😀

  20. digital world Avatar
    digital world

    nice. I don’t look at the links before opening any email. I will be more careful from now on:D

    1. Olawale Daniel Tayo Avatar

      Thanks a lot for this @DigitalWorld, Also, you are mostly welcome here buddy 🙂

  21. cane furniture Avatar
    cane furniture

    It’s definitely a scam. They are trying to scam money so there probably is no virus, but it’s up to you whether you open it or not.
    I bet the FBI would like to know they are sending scam emails with their name on it.

    1. Olawale Daniel Tayo Avatar

      That’s very bad of those people. They do all they can do to make sure that they get what they want. I have received some of them before looks like that of FBI and INTERPOL…Crazy 🙂

  22. Priyanka Avatar
    Priyanka

    very useful tips… there r more spam mails then the original ones.

    1. Olawale Daniel Tayo Avatar

      Thanks a lot for this @Priyanka. 🙂

  23. Lisa Avatar
    Lisa

    Excellent content. Those are very relevant tips for me.

    1. Olawale Daniel Tayo Avatar

      Thanks for seeing the post as relevant information for you. Thanks for your comment. 🙂

  24. Mitch Ribak Avatar
    Mitch Ribak

    Even coming across the word Phishing worries me sometimes. The emails and offers can also be either a bit scary if not too luring and hopefully I’m glad the filters are there to make our work easier. Anything spammy belong to the spam box.

    1. Olawale Daniel Avatar
      Olawale Daniel

      Phishing emails are sent everyday. you shouldn’t be worried but instead, stay alerted about all the strategies and techniques of phishing scams.

  25. Top seo company Avatar
    Top seo company

    the one with typing the link yourself was worth noticing…. thanks for it dude

    1. Olawale Daniel Avatar
      Olawale Daniel

      You are welcome and thanks for this comment 🙂

  26. Jeniffer Cartet Avatar
    Jeniffer Cartet

    Great article. Thanks for sharing your knowledge

    1. Olawale Daniel Avatar

      You’re welcome Jeniffer.

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