The Phish Alert Button (PAB) is your protective shield against phishing attacks. You can learn to recognize the difference between spam and phishing attempts.
Spam is:
- Unwanted advertising & mostly harmless.
- Often uses exaggerated advertising language.
- Intended to sell products or to attract visitors to a specific website.
Phishing is:
- Fraudulent messages with the aim of stealing sensitive data.
- Uses an urgent or threatening tone.
- Requests the disclosure of personal information.
Find out more about phishing, plus more in this pdf.
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