This week we’ve found a large number of phishing scams that you need to watch out for, including ones relating to Omicron, Amazon, the IRS, UPS, Walmart, Costco, Coinbase, and LinkedIn. Would you have been able to spot all the scams?
Phishing scams are one of the scammers’ favorite weapons! Conventionally, while impersonating famous brands, they send out fake text messages and emails containing phishing links and try to entice you into opening them with promises of “prizes”, “discounts”, and more.
Most commonly, the links take you to fake log-in pages that seem to belong to various brands. These pages require you to submit log-in credentials to check a package’s delivery status, change account settings, or whatever other tasks the scammers have asked you to complete. Here are a few examples:
Omicron PCR Test
It can be terrifying to learn that you might have been exposed to COVID-19, especially its Omicron variant. We’ve reported on “Free Omicron PCR Test” phishing emails from the NHS before, but now they’ve started to circulate as phishing text messages:
You’ve been in close contact with someone who has recently tested positive for Omicron. Please order a PCR test kit: order-pcr-test[.]com
The link will take you to a fake NHS log-in page where you have to submit personal credentials and also credit card details for the delivery of the testing kit.
In other instances, these links lead to online survey…
