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Topic: Some possible ways to avoid phishing attacks and scams - page 2. (Read 374 times)

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If you are aware of what you are doing you can avoid phishing attacks. People made wrong while using internet, they click on things which they should not, they download malware on their devices from unauthorized websites. Always try to avoid downloading crack or unauthorized software on your computer and don't click any link you see.

By the way OP your post seems like Ai generated, and writing with AI does not look good on this forum.
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According to my limited knowledge and understanding of phishing, it is a method used by scammers and fraudsters to bridge and obtain people's personal information on websites, social media platforms, emails, wallets, fake exchanges, etc. This is accomplished by sending phishing messages or links to cloned websites, social media platforms, and wallets in order to steal users' personal information and coins.
People have lost enough assets and funds to scammers as a result of their lack of awareness about what and how phishing looks like.

This thread will talk about some possible ways of avoiding phishing attacks.

Public display of important emails
Downloading of wrong software on your devices
Downloading of wrong wallets
Interacting with the fake Dexes

Public display of important Emails: Scammers use email addresses to send phishing links to users; if the user's important emails are not exposed in the same way that forum emails are programmed to be hidden, it will be difficult for scammers to send phishing links to the user because they cannot easily access or compromise the email unless the user wants it exposed, which in this case can lead to a compromise of your forum account, and scammers can use it to send some phishing links.

Downloading of wrong software on your devices: Most software, if not obtained from illegitimate places, has security dangers such as malware, which easily exposes the user's information to risk. If the malware is connected to any of the user's wallets, it will take the user's important details and begin sending phishing links and messages to the user. It may even steal the user's funds.
To avoid phishing, it is best to always download software from its official website.

Downloading of wrong wallets: Scammers take their time to clone similar wallets that look exactly the same as the original wallet; some newbies do unknowingly go ahead and download some of these fake wallets, which always results in the theft of the user's Bitcoin, the installation of malware in the user's device, and exposure to phishing attacks.
Using their official websites to download wallets will solve this problem and limit the number of wallet hacks caused by malware and phishing assaults.

Interacting with the fake Dexes: Decentralized exchanges have dominated the crypto and there have been growth in the good ones and the fake ones, the fake ones are known for stealing coins and private keys when you interact with them, they can go to the length of sweeping your entire wallet and also have access to your private keys without your knowledge, it is very important to use the reputable ones so you don't lose your private keys and money to the wrong people.

These are some of the phishing that is popular in crypto when it comes to phishing attacks on how scammers try to intrude on people's wallets and personal information, stay safe, and don't fall for these cheap scams.
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