This week we’ve found a large number of phishing scams that you need to watch out for, including ones relating to the IRS, iPhone 13, Walgreens, Binance, Google, and more. Would you have been able to spot all the scams?
Phishing scams are one of the most commonly used tactics by scammers. 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 various lies.
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.
The IRS Scam
Posing as the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), scammers send you text messages that instruct you to file your taxes, claim refunds, or finish some other tax-related task via the attached links:
(irs):recently, we found that you haven’t fulfilled your latest tax deductions. Visit hxxps://resolve-irs[.]com/forms to fulfill.
The links will take you to fake IRS pages, where you could end up exposing personal details, including your home address, date of birth, or your Individual Tax ID Number (ITIN). Don’t get scammed!
For more tips on how to stay safe during the tax season, please visit this page.
So, what do scammers want? Their ultimate goal is to steal your personal information — they’ll record…
