How to Spot a Phishing Email?

Phishing is a strategy that is being used increasingly by unscrupulous agents to lure in gullible customers towards fraudulent websites which are set up with the purpose of collecting their personal data. Phishing is the practice of sending fake emails which are made to mimic authentic companies, with a view to inducing people to part with their personal information. We provide 10 ways in which one can identify a phishing mail and steer clear of them.

1. Verify the email address

Many fake consultants use the trick of spoofing the display name of immigration authorities email address to con innocent immigrants and aspiring students into giving up their personal information. A survey which analyzed data from emails found more than 700 thousand emails targeted by fake sites. These fake sites change their display name to make it look like the genuine site. Your best defense against this strategy would be to verify the actual email address and not go by the display name alone

2. Do not click on any links

Whenever you get an email from an unknown source the best course of action would be to ignore it altogether and not click on any links. But what if you are curious to learn about that wonderful offer to get a guaranteed visa to USA? You can hover your mouse over the link to know its address. If it looks suspicious then stay away from it.

3. Look out for grammatical errors and spelling mistakes

Most fake consultants are people who are not very high on education, and that’s the reason why they choose this nefarious route of earning money in the first place.  They most often give themselves a way through the grammatical mistakes on their emails. Genuine consultants on the other hand take the communication with their clients seriously and set up multiple levels of proof reading before an email is sent from their server

4. Never give personal information on unknown websites

 While there may be nothing wrong in browsing an interesting website to see if it will help you in your quest to study abroad, it is definitely a huge no-no to share your personal details or financial credentials on an unknown website.

5. Do not click on any attachments

 One way to stay safe from the harmful effects of phishing is to avoid clicking on the attachments. These attachments may have malware embedded into them which can lodge itself into your computer and collect data without your knowledge.

6. Be skeptical about what you believe

It is best to not believe everything that you read about in emails. The wordings of these emails may sound very convincing, but you have to ask yourself, can you really get an admission to the top university with a low GPA? Or can you get a job by just clicking on a link? Do a thorough check of each claim before committing your time, your personal data or your money.

The best way to verify if an immigration consultancy is genuine or fake is to learn from other people’s experiences with it. You can read about the experiences of our clients by reading through Global Tree reviews.

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