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Email Fraud, Impersonation and Digital Safety

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By Arthur Moses Opio

DICTS recently held a webinar with the School of Public Health on Email Fraud, Impersonation and Digital Safety.

In this presentation, we shared:

  1. How to identify fraudulent andimpersonation emails 
  2. How to verify sender identities before acting on any request
  3. How to report suspicious communication through the right channels
  4. How to protect your personal and institutional information online
 
According to AAG, "Around 3.4 billion spam emails are sent every day" and this shows us that email remains the
number one attack vector. 
 
In 2022 alone, over 48% of emails sent were spam. 
 
An email address is a unique identifier and hackers know that information through and email carries authenticity
and credibility.
 
This presentation guides a user on key basics email fraud and how to protect oneself.
 
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