One way criminals try to trick you is by using misleading hyperlinks in
their emails. The hyperlinks typically lead you to a fake website where you
enter sensitive information without even thinking. Criminals are counting
on the fact that you will click the link without first checking to see
where the link is taking you. Don’t let the criminals fool you.

Before you click a link, do your “hyperlink homework”!
Place your mouse cursor over a hyperlink and look for these signs of a scam:
• The link in the email does not match the link that appears when you mouse
over the link.
• The link contains the “@” sign.
o For example, a link may be displayed as  This would actually take the
user to  , as this is after the @ symbol.
• The link contains the name of a well-known company that may be slightly
altered.
o For example, www.hcahealthcare.com could appear instead as   (the “t” is
missing) or  (the “-“ is added.)
• The link contains an international abbreviation.
o For example,  is a representation of a Chinese domain where “cn”
represents China.
• The link is a shortened URL.
o Services like TinyURL, goo.gl, and bit.ly take hyperlinks and shorten
them. The shortened URLs can conceal the original, spammy/phishy URL from
you.
o For example, by using TinyURL,   is shortened to  .
o Note: You can follow these steps to check a “TinyURL” without clicking it:
1. Copy the link to the clipboard and paste it into your browser's address
bar or type it in directly. Then type 'preview' before the address. For
example,   would become  .
2. Press enter to bring up a preview page, and you'll see the full URL used
for the TinyURL link without actually bringing up the linked-to page. If it
has any signs of a scam, then don’t click the link.

If the hyperlink contains any of the signs of a scam, then don’t click the
link. Delete the email.

No one likes to do homework, but “hyperlink homework” could keep you and
others from becoming a victim of identity theft.


-- 
-Laye
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"With fair speech thou might have thy will,
With it thou might thy self spoil."
--The R.M


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