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How to spot a phishing email

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It could be a phishing email if...

  •     There are misspelled words in the e-mail or it contains poor grammar.
  •     The message is asking for personally identifiable information, such as credit card numbers, account numbers, passwords, PINs or Social Security Numbers.
  •     There are "threats" or alarming statements that create a sense of urgency. For example: "Your account will be locked until we hear from you" or "We have noticed activity on your account from a foreign IP address."
  •     The domain name in the message isn't the one you're used to seeing. It's usually close to the real domain name but not exact. For example:

    Phishing website: www.dictsbanking.com
    Real website: www.dicts.com

NB. When you are redirected to a phishping site, most times you will be asked to fill in your credentials and that is how they capture you information without your knowledge. So you have to be very VIGILANT and always ask if you aren't sure about something or if your gut feeling tells you something isn't wrong. Contact us at DICTS using the email helpme@dicts.mak.ac.ug or directly through our inbox on our twitter account.

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