How to avoid being a victim:
- Always be alert: Don't be too quick to click on any link that is sent to you by email of message... If it claims to be from a certain financial company, always think to know if you really have an account or business with that company
- Check email address: Most of the emails they use to send these attacks are false... They may look real but if you look closely at them you will discover that there are errors ... Example could be double letters or calligraphy of different fonts....
- Check grammar: Some of these phishing messages have a lot of grammatical errors that a top tier company wouldn't have so be sure to check carefully.
- Suspicious links: These messages often carried suspicious links that claims to be legit and asks you to login...
The link too have errors ... It could be the extension of the domain or the calligraphy... - Check your wallets and Exchanges: If you have an account with the said company either a wallet or and exchanges, you should have their official apps on you phone. Verify any transaction or issue with these apps to avoid getting scammed.
I hope this has given y'all some enlightenment and if there is any contribution to this post, I will gladly add it.
To this, I will add that if you use any of the social media networking sites, be careful of how you make your comments under viral posts particularly those related to cryptocurrencies and Bitcoin. Most of the accounts are bots there for engagements which includes the sending and prompting of people in the comments section to click on unknown links.