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Signs of Scam
Messages
● Scam messages can from from a previously legitimate number
● Scams do not give you any specifics on your account, tends to send a link which
legitimate places do not usually
● It has a link attached
○ Never use link sent to you
● Scam sites tend to have http not https
○ But it is still possible for sites to have https
● They will try to impose a sense of urgency on you
○ Don’t rush
Website
● Look for https and padlock on website url
● Often too good to be true
● Not secure paying method (money orders, gift card, bitcoin, wire transfers)
○ Secure include Paypal and credit card