For those of you who are now the proud owners of your own website domains, there comes with it a whole new level of spam. It’s important to be on your guard for seemingly legitimate requests or inquiries, especially in a field that is new to you and in a “language” that may be unfamiliar to you, but that may be phishing scams.
A phishing scam is a legitimate-looking request from a company or individual that is not legitimate, requesting personal and financial information from you that will be used in nefarious ways. Many of these scams, in the form of emails, comes complete with the a legitimate company’s logo, colors and other distinguishing details, but which ultimately direct you to a site that is completely unrelated to the legitimate business.