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How to Recognize Scam Emails

1,074 views · Published 27 August 2015 · 6:56 · Indexed 29 September 2026

Channel: Anthony Godinho · 2015 · Howto & Style

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In this video you will learn how to recognize scam or phishing emails. In this digital age, scams have become rampant and have not only flooded the internet, but have also taken on the mobile world. I receive scam emails almost every day. 

Some of these scam emails are easy to detect as fraudulent, however others are well-disguised. Scammers use real companies like PayPal, Amazon, eBay, Whatsapp, big banks, credit unions, and others to attempt to trick innocent users into scamming them. 

All the examples of scams that I show you in this video are ones that I’ve personally received. There are many ways to recognize whether emails received are scams. 

In this video I will show you some tips on how to detect whether an email is a scam or phishing attempt. There are various types of scams, you can check the video below to learn about other online scams:

- Tax Refund Scams: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEwWWjfMWX4 
- Employment Scams on LinkedIn: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FU6R-66F1hA 
- The Little Black Book of Scams: http://ajgodinho.hubpages.com/hub/the-little-black-book-of-scams 

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