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Can you spot the scam? - phishing email

TJ — Fri, 11 Oct 2019 03:09:41 GMT

Can you spot the scam? - phishing email

Below is a seemingly legitimate email from PEXA – but is it?

There are nine red flags in this email that you should always be on the lookout for. Hover your mouse over parts of the email which you believe to be a red flag to reveal them!

Tell us in the comments below how many red flags you found! Answers will be released next week.

Re: Can you spot the scam? - phishing email

TheDoctor — Fri, 11 Oct 2019 04:27:32 GMT

pexxa

3.20am

"Hi there" - should know my/our name

faliure

email link to login - I would expect to be advised to login as normal

no formal compliance clauses at base of email

Re: Can you spot the scam? - phishing email

goolwaconveyancing — Fri, 11 Oct 2019 12:41:54 GMT

1. Lisa Dowie usually uses practitioner@pexa.com.au

2 pexa with xx as email address

2. Lisa Dowie does not do failed payments

3. The Pexa logo is not fitting on the page

4. Use the link in the email to log in

5. Log in immediately

6. Loose access to your account

7. Payment failure .. not referred to previously .. it is corrective payments

8. Sent at 3.20 am ?

9. " Hi there" to relaxed .. normally it is Hi Michelle

Re: Can you spot the scam? - phishing email

BGoodwin — Sun, 13 Oct 2019 21:35:36 GMT

Not to mention "failure" is spelt incorrectly. Baz...