Lesson 2 of 3 · 9 min

Spotting phishing

Phishing messages create urgency and mimic trusted senders to steal credentials.

Check the actual sender address and never log in through emailed links — type the site yourself.

Practice

Find three red flags in a sample "your account is locked" email.

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