Recognizing and Avoiding Email Scams — by US-CERT (Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency)

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A US-CERT paper on how email scams work and how to protect yourself, from old-style fraud like bogus business offers to phishing. It is an older document, so some details are dated.

Quick steps

Filter spam
Do not trust unsolicited email
Treat attachments with caution
Do not click links in email messages

Paraphrased from the source. Menus can differ by version, so check the original for full details.

Read the full PDF on cisa.gov

Source: Recognizing and Avoiding Email Scams by US-CERT (Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency). Licence: Link only (©).

Source reviewed: 2026-11-02
Link checked: 2026-11-02
Tested hands-on: Not by Oddbyte.Me

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