Get annoyed – it helps
Most of us have received “phishing” emails from – and let’s be clear about this – criminals. My recent, although unscientific survey, revealed most people just delete them. Granted, some of them are so laughably bad that they appear as no threat – but they are stealing money from people, perhaps more vulnerable than you and casue confusion and upset for many, particularly those who are older or less net savvy.
They are one of the evils of the web – jamming up the inbox with spam is the least offensive aspect of this – and deserve to be caught. So – when you get a phishing email send it on to the organisation whose name, brand and accounts that are being targetted and help them catch the thieves. They nearly all have departments working on this and email addresses to send on the fraudulent mail.
Do not – as I used to – include additional text such as “I hope you catch the b***s” as it adds unnecessary information.
It takes seconds to find the email to send on the offending scam and you are helping the fight against crime. here are a few I have used recently: spoof@millersmiles.co.uk; phishing@natwest.com; phishing@natwest.co.uk; reportphishing@antiphishing.org; security@hbosplc.com
So, take amoment, get annoyed for a second these people are trying to steal from you, you would fight back and report it if they tried to mug you in the street, and take action!!