NEW PHISHING SCAMS
Two new phishing emails hit consumers’ inboxes recently, according to the Ulster County District Attorney’s Division of Consumer Affairs. Both emails purport to be from major retailers – Amazon and Apple – and confirm a purchase. The thing is there were no purchases.
The two emails count on the recipient to panic and overreact because they didn’t make the purchase. Consumers who receive such emails should never respond using links in the email. These links might download malware to your device or it might take you to a website where you would be asked to provide your log-in information in order to see the phantom order. Instead, go directly to the legitimate website of the company and contact the customer service department to confirm that the notification is either a mistake or a scam.
Consumer Affairs can be reached at 340-3260.