Learn to check the sender, links, urgency and attachments in an email, so you can spot phishing before you click — and know how to report it. About 10 minutes.
By the end, you can
recognise the warning signs of a phishing email, check a link safely and report a suspicious message properly.
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Spot the Phishing Email
What is phishing?
🎣 Phishing is a message that pretends to come from someone you trust — your bank, a delivery company, your IT department, even your boss.
The goal is to get you to:
• type your password or banking details into a fake page
• pay money or buy vouchers
• open an attachment that installs harmful software
It happens by email, but also by SMS (sometimes called smishing) and phone calls (vishing).
The good news: most phishing has warning signs. You just need to know where to look.
Pass the challenge and it arrives straight away as a PDF. Add it to your CV or LinkedIn, and anyone can check it's real.
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