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Everyone hears about the concept of a phishing attack. The quintessential “Nigerian Prince” scam, or a link to check on a charge to your card, is designed to elicit your account login information. I receive at least one, if not more, text messages every day, wanting me to click on a link to check on my Amazon account used to purchase several iPhones, or from “Facebook” saying that “Abuse complaint was received against your FB page. Please re-confirm your account: https://pspwb……..” (Yes, the typo was in the original text.)
Sharing phishing attempts has become a running joke in our office, and we tell each other, “Seems legit! You should probably click that link.” (NOTE – we never do, and neither should you.)
However, just last week, one of our management team members received an exciting email that he said I could share for your information, learning, or entertainment.
He is on the board of a local charity. His and the other board members’ email addresses were listed on the charity’s website (they have since been removed following this incident).
He received an email that purported to be from the board’s chairman, stating that he wanted to thank all the board members for their work. He asked that my colleague purchase gift cards for $100 for each member and to send him the numbers on the gift cards, which he would then send to the board members. Oh, and he said, “Be sure to get one for yourself, too.” My colleague was told that the chairman would pay him back later.
Seeing as how it was a slow morning, he decided to have a little fun with this guy. You can see the thread below.
For some strange reason, he never heard back from this guy after the last email.
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