Con artists are sending emails
impersonating Intuit’s (the accounting company) software Quickbooks. The email claims to be confirming that you
changed your business name with Intuit. Of course, you did not make any change
to your account profile. The email has a handy link to help you correct the
mistake.
But if you click on that link,
malware that can search for sensitive information will be downloaded on to your
computer.
You can protect yourself from a
phishing email by:
·
Checking the reply email address to be sure it
is from the company that the email claims to be from.
·
Check the destination of any links to be sure
that they take you to the legitimate company web site.
·
Consider how the organization normally contacts
you.
·
Be cautious of generic emails.
·
Be skeptical of any unsolicited emails.
Better Business Bureau:
Federal Trade Commission:
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