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Last updated on July 5th, 2024 at 11:38 am
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I had a blatant example of a phishing email today. It was claiming to be from Chase. Chase’s credit team to be exact.
I knew it was a fake because of the way it was formatted. I’ll show that later.
Remember if you ever get a suspicious-looking email, always contact the company directly.
The Email
I was checking one of my email accounts and found a rather suspicious-looking email claiming to be from Chase Credit Team.
First off I knew this was spam just by looking at it.
The email was full of random text which looked like a copied set of links. It also included a confirm my identity button.
Here’s two screenshots of the email. It was too long for me to copy it in one screenshot.
Dear Customer,
chase scam email text
We noticed some unusual activity in your a͏cco͏unt due to access from an unknown device.
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(Confirm my idenity button)
The link will expire 72 hours after your receive this alert.
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Sincerely,
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Things that raise red flags
First off the email in general should raise a red flag. If you are a chase customer in any regard from banking to a credit card holder you know that their emails are usually addressed to you. Not just Dear Customer.
I will also point out the complete and utter lack of content in the email aside from the obvious there was suspicious activity on your account and the confirm my identity.
The rest of the text is all gibberish or what looks like a mix of letters and numbers.
The last thing that raised the biggest red flag was that the button to confirm your identity link was valid for 72 hours.
What’s the point of these scam emails?
Many of these emails are phishing attempts. They hope to gain access to your account. The scammers figure you will provide them with your account or login info.
What to do if you are sent an email like this one
You can forward this email to Chase by using the following email address:
phishing@chase.com
I did this and was sent an automated reply back within ten minutes of forwarding the email.
Also never click on any buttons or links for these types of emails.
Always contact your bank or credit card company directly.
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