Last week I came in to work with an email that I received a $100 gift card. I immediately reported it as phishing and went about my day. A few hours later my manager asked if I received an email about said gift card and I told him I reported it. Turns out it was legit and was for good performance. Whoops
I always double check the email address that is sending removing whatever filter my email client is using to replace the address with a name “for convenience sake”. That will usually tell me if it’s a legit email or some kind of spam/phishing. And if it is a legit addy and it still seems too suspicious I will generally contact the person who sent it to top them off that their address may have been compromised. Generally speaking this tends to cover all of my bases.
Last week I came in to work with an email that I received a $100 gift card. I immediately reported it as phishing and went about my day. A few hours later my manager asked if I received an email about said gift card and I told him I reported it. Turns out it was legit and was for good performance. Whoops
I always double check the email address that is sending removing whatever filter my email client is using to replace the address with a name “for convenience sake”. That will usually tell me if it’s a legit email or some kind of spam/phishing. And if it is a legit addy and it still seems too suspicious I will generally contact the person who sent it to top them off that their address may have been compromised. Generally speaking this tends to cover all of my bases.