Phishing Email Examples
Account Termination Threat Phish
The red flags in this email are:
- Threatening or urgent tone
- Suspicious link
- Grammar and punctuation errors
- Asks you to validate your account by clicking a link, which the Mount does not do
Message From HR
This email has these red flags:
- Poorly written with punctuation errors
- Unfamiliar sender email address
- A link to a strange URL
Final Warning from IT
This email has these red flags:
- Poorly written with punctuation errors
- Unfamiliar sender email address
- A link to a strange URL
- Threatening or urgent tone
- Asks you to validate your account by clicking a link, which the Mount does not do
Credit Card Limit Reached
This email has these red flags:
- Unfamiliar sender email address
- An attachment
- Threatening or urgent tone by saying you have reached your limit
- Not initiated by you, or unexpected
Help Desk Validation
This email has these red flags:
- Poorly written
- Unfamiliar sender email address
- Link to a strange URL
- Requests account validation by clicking a link, which the Mount does not do