Cybercriminals and scammers use a variety of social engineering They make you open their malicious emails, although one in particular is a dead gift and worth looking for in your inbox.
According to new Blog post (Opens in a new tab) From Atlas VPN Based on data from Kick out the quarterly threat report for the first quarter of 2022 (Opens in a new tab)Two-thirds (67%) of scammers leave the subject line blank in their malicious emails. While other frequently used subject lines can also indicate that the email is likely a scam, a blank line is a major red flag.
By leaving the email subject line blank, scammers hope to increase the interest of potential victims who are interested in knowing why they received this email in the first place. Since the blank subject line has already thrown it, users are more likely to click on links in the body of the email or to respond to them.
Other topic lines to search for
While blank subject lines are most common, other frequently used subject lines in malicious emails are work related or attempt to instill a sense of urgency.
Among the subject lines examined by Expel’s Security Operations Center, the fax delivery report was the second most popular with 9.01 percent followed by Request for Business Proposal (5.83%) and Request (4.20%).
With more employees Work from homeCybercriminals have also started using “meeting” (4.07%) as the subject line in their malicious emails. When it comes to targeting consumers, the subject lines “You have (1 *) a new voice message” (3.46%) and “Order confirmation” (1.83%) are used frequently.
All of these tactics used in phishing and phishing emails are designed to make you click on an email or the links inside it without much thought. That’s why you should always be careful when opening and replying to emails Unknown senders.
How to spot a scam email
Besides the blank subject line, bad grammar and spelling is another way to get acquainted quickly Phishing emails.
Since many cybercriminals and scammers are not from English speaking countries, their writing may contain grammatical errors that native speakers do not usually make. At the same time, some attackers make mistakes on purpose in order to filter out less noticeable people because they are likely easier targets.
A close examination of the email address range is another useful trick when it comes to spotting phishing emails. As a general rule, no legitimate organization will send emails from a public email domain like Gmail as they all have their own email domains and company accounts. This can be very useful when it comes to Brand identity impersonation Since Amazon emails only come from @amazon.com, so if the email is using any other domain, it’s probably fake.
Finally, no company will ask you to send sensitive information such as payment details via email. If an email contains a link or attachment that requires you to provide personal data, it is likely a scam.
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