phishing
How Email Spoofing Works and Why the ‘From’ Name Can Lie to You
You get an email from your bank, your boss, or your own email address, warning about something urgent. The name in the “From” field looks right. Then something feels a little off, maybe the request is strange, maybe the timing doesn’t add up. That gut check is worth trusting, because the name on an email […]
How Scammers Use Fake Package Delivery Texts, and Why They Still Work
You weren’t expecting a package, but the text looks routine enough: a delivery attempt failed, a small fee is due, click here to reschedule. Maybe you did order something recently and can’t remember what. So you tap the link. That half-second of doubt is the entire scam. Fake delivery texts, often called smishing (phishing over […]
How to Tell If a Direct Message Is a Scam Before You Click Anything
You get a DM from a friend’s account asking if you got the money they sent, or a message from “support” saying your account will be suspended in 24 hours. Your stomach drops a little, and your thumb is already moving toward the reply box. That split second, the one between seeing the message and […]
How to Spot a Fake Login Page Before You Type Your Password
You click a link, land on a familiar-looking sign-in page, type your password without thinking twice, and hit enter. A second later something feels off, maybe the page reloads and asks you to log in again, or it redirects somewhere strange. That flicker of “wait, that wasn’t right” usually comes about three seconds too late. […]
Job Scam Alerts as Students Look for Part-Time Work This Fall
A student sees a job posting that pays well above minimum wage for a few hours of “administrative support” a week, no experience needed, start immediately. It sounds like the kind of job every student wishes existed. Sometimes it’s real. This fall, a lot of the time, it isn’t. As classes start back up and […]