With the holidays just around the corner, fraudulent emails seem to become almost part of our daily routine by showing up in our email inboxes…To keep yourself (and others safe) – Please learn How and Where to report these fake emails, promptly!
What to do if you suspect you have received a scam email:
• Do NOT click any links inside the email message body.
• Simply press forward, choose the appropriate company email address to which you are reporting on and press send.
• Delete the email. (they'll take care of the rest!)
Check out my examples of actual, fraudulent emails I get sent on a regular basis here: HOW TO SPOT A FAKE EMAIL.
This will give you a great sense of just how many scams there are out there, what these emails look like and how to spot a fraud.
Reporting scams will not only help to keep you safe, but others too. Please do the right thing! You can also read more into using a Virtual Private Network to increase your security while browsing online, keeping your connections private can provide anonymity, as long you're not entering your email address into any dodgy sites, you shouldn't be the recipient of phishing scam emails!
How to Report Fraudulent Emails
Email the appropriate company so they can act on the situation ASAP!
AMAZON: [email protected]
For more information:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=201127830
AMERICAN EXPRESS: [email protected]
For more information:
https://www.americanexpress.com/us/content/fraud-protection-center/how-we-protect-you.html
APPLE: [email protected]
For more information:
https://www.apple.com/legal/more-resources/phishing/
BANK OF AMERICA: [email protected]
For more information:
https://www.bankofamerica.com/privacy/report-suspicious-email.go
BMO (Bank of Montreal): [email protected]
For more information:
https://www.bmo.com/home/popups/about/report-fraud
CANADA REVENUE: [email protected]
For more information:
http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/nwsrm/lrts/2014/l140307-eng.html
CHASE: [email protected]
For more information:
https://www.chase.com/resources/report-fraud
CIBC: [email protected]
For more information:
https://www.cibc.com/ca/legal/report-online-fraud.html
EBAY: [email protected]
For more information:
http://pages.ebay.com/help/account/questions/report-spoof-email.html
FEDEX: [email protected]
For more information:
http://www.fedex.com/us/security/prevent-fraud/index.html
FIRST NATIONAL: [email protected]
For more information:
https://www.firstnational.com/site/security-center/email-fraud.fhtml
HSBC: [email protected]
For more information:
http://www.hsbc.ca/1/2/personal/security/report-fraud
IRS: [email protected]
For more information:
http://www.irs.gov/uac/Report-Phishing
NETFLIX: [email protected]
For more information:
https://help.netflix.com/en/node/13243
PAYPAL: [email protected]
For more information:
https://www.paypal.com/ca/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=xpt/Help/general/TopQuestion4-outside
PC FINANCIAL: [email protected]
For more information:
http://www.banking.pcfinancial.ca/mkt/common/legalinfo/importantnotice-en.html
ROYAL BANK (RBC): [email protected]
For more information:
http://www.rbc.com/privacysecurity/ca/email-and-website-fraud-3.html
SCOTIABANK: [email protected]
For more information:
http://www.scotiabank.com/ca/en/0,,2970,00.html
TANGERINE: [email protected]
For more information:
http://www.tangerine.ca/en/security/index.html
TD BANK: [email protected]
For more information:
http://www.td.com/privacy-and-security/privacy-and-security/report-online-fraud/reportfraud.jsp
UPS: [email protected]
For more information:
http://www.ups.com/content/us/en/resources/ship/fraud.html?WT.svl=Footer
VISA: [email protected]
For more information:
http://www.visa.ca/en/personal/securewithvisa/phishing.jsp
WESTERN UNION: [email protected]
For more information:
https://www.westernunion.com/us/en/fraudawareness/fraud-report-fraud.html
Bookmark (CTRL+D) this list to keep handy the next time you need to report a scam email!
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Don't forget to check out How to Spot a Fake Email for actual examples of fraudulent emails that you may receive!
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