Social Engineering
If
you get an email or phone call claiming to be from your bank or credit card
provider, a government department, a membership organisation, a website you buy
from or the police – and it’s asking for confidential information – chances are
it’s social engineering and is not legitimate.
If
you get an unexpected phone call from a computer company or engineer telling
you that you have a problem on your PC and offering to fix it, chances are
that’s social engineering too.
Social
engineering is the name we give to confidence trickery, because the criminals
who perpetrate it have very clever and convincing ways to deceive you.
To
find out how to spot social engineering and how to deal with it, have a look at
the videos on this page. They describe three common types of social
engineering, but there are many more.
Phishing
Scam
You
wouldn’t get certain types of emails from your bank, card provider or the
police. So STOP & THINK!
Vishing Scam
You wouldn’t get certain types of phone calls from your bank, card provider or the police. So STOP & THINK!
Computer Support Scam
If a computer company calls to tell you that there’s a problem with your machine, it could be a scam.So STOP & THINK!
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