Hello there and welcome, I'm Mr. Berry and I created this video to help you avoid phishing emails and
other scams that are appearing in our email boxes and on our phones messenger services more and more
new phishing scams are being developed all of the time and without staying on top of these new
techniques you could unwittingly fall prey to one of them and before I forget please click on that
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please subscribe to the channel so now let's look at some of the ways to avoid becoming a victim
point number one think before you click sure it's okay to click on links when you
know that you're at a trusted website but how do you know that you're at a real site
and not just some copycat website aimed at stealing your login credentials
first look at the top there at your URL address box at the very beginning of it it
should have a closed log symbol as seen here next notice the URL addresses domain name an
incorrect domain name can lead you anywhere from an erroneous website to a phishing scam
for example let's look at wells fargo's URL address as seen here notice how it starts at
https that's the secure version of http and that's a good start next we see www.wellsfargo.com
without any misspellings or strange additions like wells fargo 44.com or walesfargo.net
next don't forget to check if the domain's name ending is correct is it .com .net
.org or something else the wrong ending means that the website that loads may very well be
a copycat and if you're not sure you can always run Google's transparency report tool now i have a
link to that tool down in the description and all you have to do is copy the suspected URL address
and paste it into that tool it will then run a check and see if everything is okay
and if anything is fishy about that website it'll let you know asap and next although it is a common
practice for some retailers to provide large price discounts on items to move their inventory
or promote new products or services if you find a site that offers an unbelievable deal then
think twice before continuing if it's too good to be true chances are it's probably not legit
and my next point is never share personal information as a general rule you should
never share personal or financial information over the internet now this rule applies to phone calls
emails and websites now if you do need to share then go and visit the main website of that company
in question and get their phone number and give them a call most of the phishing emails will
actually direct you to web pages which masquerade as legitimate web pages or legitimate financial
institutions where entries of your financial or personal information are required you should
never make confidential entries through the links provided in these emails and never send an email
with sensitive information and make it a habit to always check the URL address found at the top of
your browser screen there a secure website should always start with https or have the lock symbol
at the very beginning and for the next point be generally reluctant to download email attachments
before downloading that attachment check the source is it from someone you know you can always
just go and call that individual and ask them hey did you send me a certain email with a certain
attachment and if you do download it you should scan it with your anti-virus app an easy way to
do that is to place your cursor on the attachment and then right click with the mouse you will be
given several options including one to scan it with the antivirus program left click while the
cursor is touching or highlighting that option and your anti-virus program will scan it and give you
the results and point number four is to install an anti-phishing toolbar now most internet browsers
allow you to customize them with an anti-phishing toolbar such toolbars run quick checks on sites
that you are visiting and compare them to list of known fishing websites so if you happen to
stumble upon a malicious website the toolbar will alert you right away this is just one more layer
of protection against phishing scams and the best part is that these toolbars are completely free
one free anti-fishing toolbar that i actually use is bitdefenders traffic light the security
layer from this extension does a very good job of protecting you from unknown near furious dark
actors on the web so the gateway is better protected it is also very useful in telling
you what information of yours a website could potentially track as well as outright blocking
malicious websites now I have a link to the bitdefenders traffic light down in the description
and number five is don't fall for the is this you in this video scam i made a whole video about this
scam and how to avoid it and it's above me up there but whenever you get a message or an email
asking you is this you in this video to not click the link as it leads to a
fake login site that looks very similar to a real social media site or even a
real YouTube site but it never opens a video all it does is it steals your credentials
as you type them in so again never click on those links that say is this you in this video
number six is turn on two-step verification for your google account now to do that go ahead and
open up the browser for google there and then go to google.com as you see I've done there
and once you're there you should see your avatar now if you don't see your avatar that means you
haven't logged in so make sure you do log in and above me you see the avatar there go ahead
and click it and then click on manage your google account from there you get into your settings and
what you need to do is click on security and then you'll scroll down through this screen a
little bit there's a lot of security information there by the way but one important thing there it
says two-step verification you notice on mine it's off so to turn it on just click on on and
you're greeted with this screen it basically tells you about two-step verification and
what it is is basically whenever you log into your google account from another location or
from another device google will send you a one-time use pin or code number on your cell phone
so that you need to enter in that number into the device there to actually access your account
and to get started all you got to do is click on the blue button that says get started now
once you've done that make sure you do have your cell phone with you as google will send you a
message to make sure that you are linking the correct phone number with your account and
number seven is check your online accounts regularly if you haven't logged into your
online accounts for a while then someone else may be having a failed day with them so even if
you don't technically need to log into your online accounts check in with each of those on a regular
basis and get into the habit of updating or changing the password every six months or sooner
and to catch bank phishing or credit card phishing scams you should also inspect your
statements very carefully if you don't already do get monthly statements for your financial accounts
and check each of the entries for any fraudulent activity and for number eight
we have be cautious of pop-ups pop-up windows often disguise themselves as legitimate components
for a particular website but all too often they are actually phishing attempts
most popular browsers allow you to block pop-ups and you can allow them on a case-by-case basis
now if one does slip through the cracks don't click on the cancel button but click on the
small x found in the upper corner of that window or you can use the keyboard shortcut
ctrl w and that works with Chromebooks windows pcs as well as macs I use ad-*** plus which is
a free extension that actually does a very good job of blocking these pop-up windows
and I have a link to that one down in the description now some may not actually like ad***
plus because if you read a lot of stuff about it online some say that it can actually be um
compromising your privacy so if you don't want to use ad*** plus or any of the other
extensions you remember you can always use control w to close off those pop-up windows
and for number nine keep your web browsers up to date security patches and updates are
available and released for browsers all of the time and this is in response to hackers and
fishers discovering loopholes and then exploiting them so let me show you how to
update your chrome browser so if you notice the three dots above me there go ahead and
click on those and then go down to settings once you click on settings
the settings window open and notice at the bottom there it says about chrome go ahead and click that
and right there in the middle you have the ability to update
chrome now right now it says that currently it's up to date but if yours was not up
to date it would actually be updating right now and be installing that for you
number 10 is use firewalls high quality firewalls act as a buffer between your computer and the
outside world where intruders and hackers try to get through firewall protection prevents access
of malicious files by blocking the attacks from even starting you should use two different types
of firewalls a desktop firewall and a network firewall the desktop firewall
is a type of software and is automatically turned on in Windows, Chrome OS, and Mac OS
the second firewall type is hardware and is normally part of your network router
you would need to log into your router's home site and edit any of the firewall settings from
there and that information can be found within your router's manual when used together they can
drastically reduce the odds of hackers and fishers infiltrating your computer and your network
next is number 11 anti-virus software. The good news is that windows 10, 11 and Chrome OS all have
built-in antivirus software that offer fairly good protection windows defender does a decent
job protecting you but it lacks many features that can be found in other third-party anti-virus apps
like Avast one essential or Bitdefender antivirus free edition if you're using a Chromebook then it
already has one of the best antivirus protections built in essentially a Chromebook can protect you
from any virus and from most forms of malware just be sure to keep your software up to date as new
virus definitions are added all the time because new scams and always being dreamed up now for
windows users anti-spyware and firewall settings should be used to prevent phishing attacks and
users should update their programs regularly anti-virus software scans every file which comes
through the internet to your computer it helps to prevent damage or loss of data on your system
so there you have it you don't have to live in fear of phishing scams
any longer by keeping the tips shown in this video you can enjoy a worry-free online experience
now i know that there are maybe other tips out there that i haven't covered
in the video and if you know of one or more that have been very helpful to you really appreciate
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