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Fraudster’s send messages via email or text messaging to hoax a person into giving them sensitive and personal information. They can use these details to steal from you or commit a crime and use you as an escape goat. These includes passcodes, account and security numbers. Many of these scams are successful and manage to get into bank accounts, email and other accounts of an unsuspecting person. They are radical and keep up with the changing trends.
A security audit enables cyber security specialists in a business to determine where the weak spots exist. Patching those vulnerable points may make it less likely for cyber criminals to engage in online fraud, such as malware that requires a ransom paid to restore file access.
How to avoid online scams in an organization
Email has a system that filters out spam messages. However, scammers find ways of bypassing this security. To deal with these, one must have an updated security software that scans and warns against spam messages.
Set your accounts up with double security to make getting phished harder. It is advised to use multi-factor authentication system. These, for instance requires more than one credentials to login such as pin, password, fingerprint or facial recognition software. Some other sites might send confirmation messages to your phone number or email account.
In order to avoid getting scammed, also, one has to be careful on links they follow. Spam mails and messages have links which a person has to click on where they are then hacked or the site could trick you into giving your details. Before clicking on any link, ensure that you know the sender or can trust the website. Always visit the official website of a company and avoid going through links sent via email.
In cases where you have fallen for a scam and the scammer has acquired your sensitive personal details, visit this website identitytheft.gov and follow the steps provided based the credentials phished. Report the scam so that it can be investigated and might be stopped. If the message came via email, you can forward it to reportphishing@apwg.org and where it is a SMS, forward it to 7726. And in cases where you have downloaded a file that contains a harmful virus or malware, install or if preexisting, update your system’s security software.
