Email scam this morning. Not the usual. [View all]

[usonian]

Supposedly from "ID.Gov !!"

Oops, that's an invalid email address no matter what, but if you can hover over the supposed sender address, or right click or control-click (depends on your email program), then this shows up.



RIGHT, an email address in Japan, trying to look like id.gov

I looked for a "Phishing for Dummies" guide to share with relatives and friends that covers basics in a not-too-technical way. It turns out that Cisco gives away a PDF with exactly that same name (1) , but (surprise) has a lot to say about Cisco security products you can buy ---It's for IT professionals.


This comes the closest, as of this morning's search.

https://www.pcmag.com/explainers/how-to-spot-and-avoid-phishing-scams-5-tips-from-our-security-expert

(1) https://www.cspire.com/content/dam/final/documents/whitepaper/Phishing%20for%20Dummies%20eBook.pdf