A quiz to help you learn to detect misleading email messages so that you can better protect yourself from scams. This is a support document for Korea International School's professional development program. http://thefishbowl.phoenix.wikispaces.net/Avoid+Scams

1. Gone Phishin’
Don’t get reeled in.
By Steve Katz
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2. Can you spot a fake?
• Look closely at the following email
messages. Try to decide which are
legitimate and which are phishing for you to
go to a web site you are not expecting to.

3. Legit or phishing?

4. Phishing
Notice the from email address.
It is not from FedEx.
If you hover over the link, you’ll
notice the destination does not
appear to be a FedEx URL.

5. Legit or phishing?

6. Legit
The email address looks like it is from
YouTube. *Sometimes this can be faked.
If you hover over the link, you’ll
notice the destination appears
to go to a YouTube URL.

7. Legit or phishing?

8. Phishing
Notice the from email address.
It is not from LinkedIn.
If you hover over the link, you’ll
notice the destination does not
appear to be a LinkedIn URL.

9. Legit or phishing?

10. Phishing
Notice the from email address.
It is not from Nokia. (Look
after @.)
NEVER open an attached file when you don’t know the
person who sent it. There is a possibility it could be harmful
to your computer. Even though this looks like a Word
document, it may not be.

11. Legit or phishing?

12. Legit
The email address looks like it is from
Mercury Magazines.
*Sometimes this can be faked.
If you hover over the link, you’ll
*Although this email is from a legitimate notice the destination appears to
company, it was unwanted & is considered go to a Mercury Magazines URL.
spam (but not deceptive nor harmful).

13. Legit or phishing?

14. Phishing
Notice the from email address.
It is not from YouTube.
Even though this looks like a
legitimate link, if you hover over it,
you’ll notice the destination does
not appear to be a YouTube URL.

15. Be Vigilant
• Even though an email looks legitimate it still
might be fake.
• Always take a close look at a website
before entering information. (Check the
URL.)
• Remember, reputable sites don’t send
emails asking for personal information.