Account Security & Phishing
Messages that get you to hand over a password or a login code.
'Your Email Will Be Deleted' IT Phish
A fake IT or provider notice warns your mailbox will be deactivated or deleted unless you 'verify' now, linking to a page that steals your login.
Read the guide →Account Verification Scams
Messages that push you to 'verify' or 'reactivate' an account through a fake login page to steal your password.
Read the guide →Apple/Google ID 'Storage Full / Locked' Phish
A message says your iCloud/Google storage is full or your account is locked and links to a fake login to 'fix' it, stealing your credentials and card.
Read the guide →Email Account Takeover → Contact-List Scams
After stealing your email login, scammers read your messages and email your contacts pretending to be you, asking for money or spreading phishing.
Read the guide →OAuth Consent Phishing ('Sign in with Google/Apple')
You're tricked into approving a real 'sign in with' or 'allow access' prompt for a malicious app, granting it ongoing access to your email or files without your password.
Read the guide →One-Time-Code / 2FA Social Engineering
A scammer triggers a real one-time code to your phone, then calls or texts pretending to be the company and asks you to read it back — using it to break into your account.
Read the guide →Password-Reset / 'Was This You?' Credential Phish
A fake 'password reset requested' or 'was this you?' alert links to a lookalike login that captures your password and any code you enter.
Read the guide →Real-Time (Reverse-Proxy) Login Phishing
An advanced phishing page relays your login to the real site in real time, capturing your password AND your session — defeating even two-factor codes.
Read the guide →Recovery Email / Phone 'Confirm' Hijack
Scammers trick you into 'confirming' or adding a recovery email/phone that is actually theirs, so they can take over your account and lock you out.
Read the guide →SIM-Swap / Number Port-Out Fraud
Criminals move your phone number to a SIM they control — using stolen info or a bribed/scammed carrier rep — then intercept your calls and 2FA codes to break into your accounts.
Read the guide →
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