Beware of phishing emails

12 INCHES OVER WHAT PREDICTED. HIGH TIDE ROLLS IN ABOUT 9:00 TONIGHT. ‘TIS THE SEASON FOR SCAMMERS. SPENDING eMAILS THAT LOK A LOT LIKE A REAL COMPANY. CHRISTINA VAZQUEZ JOINING US NOW, AND THIS IS BECOMING A REAL PROBLEM. YOU’VE GOT SOME EXAMPLES FOR US. Reporter: I DO, AND IT REALLY IS THE PERFECT TIME YEAR FOR THIS SORT OF THING. YOU’VE PROBABLY SEEN IT. I KNOW YOU’VE SEEN IT AT HOME WHERE YOU’RE PROBABLY GETTING MORE MESSAGES IN YOUR IN-BOX FROM COMPANIES BECAUSE THEY WANT YOU TO SHOP. BUT YOU HAVE TO TAKE A LOOK AT ONE OF THE EXAMPLES FROM THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION. LOOK AT THIS. YOU SEE THE PIZZA HUT. A LOGO. IT LOOKS LIKE THE REAL DEAL. GUESS WHAT? YOU CLICK ON THAT YELLOW BOX FOR A FREE PIZZA, THAT’S WHAT THEY’RE OFFERING HER. SOUNDS GREAT. Reporter: YOU DON’T GET A FREE PIZZA. Reporter: NO, YOU GET MALWARE INSTEAD. WE ACTUALLY SPOKE TO A MIAMI BEACH BASED COMPUTER SECURITY EXPERT AND HE SAID WHAT YOU’RE LOOKING AT COULD BE THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG. THE NEXT STEP GOING TO BE THINGS THAT ARE PERSONALLY TARGETED WITH YOU BECAUSE THEY KNOW SO MUCH BUT IF THEY ELECTRIC AT YOUR FACEBOOK PAGE AND SAY HERE’S WHERE YOU LIVE. YOU HAVE CHILDREN. YOU HAVE — YOU’VE GONE TO THIS HIGH SCHOOL. THEY KNOW ALMOST EVERYTHING THEY NEED TO KNOW ABOUT YOU TO REALLY MAKE IT COMPLETELY BELIEVABLE. Victor Oquendo: AND HE JUST SAID IT RIGHT THERE. IT IS SCARY HOW MUCH INFORMATION THESE PEOPLE KNOWIT ABOUT US. HOW DO WE SPOT THE FAKES? Reporter: THE FIRST THING THE FTC IS TO GO THAT COMPANY’S WEBSITE. IF YOU WENT TO PIZZA HUT YOU WOULD SEE IF THERE’LL HAD THAT POMP PHYSICALLY NIGHT. URL OF THE COMPANY TO CHECK IT OUT. ALSO ASK YOURSELF HAVE YOU SIGNED FOR ANY NOTIFICATIONS OFFER COUPONS FROM THAT COMPANY. THAT COULD BE A RED FLAG. RULE OF THUMB, DO NOT CLICK ON ANYTHING OR OPEN ANY ATTACHMENT. IN FACT, DAVID A TELL, HE IS INCREDIBLE. HE HAD SOME AMAZING ADVICE ON HOW TO ESSENTIALLY PREVENT THESE SORTS OF SCAMMER MESSAGES TO EVEN GET TO YOUR IN-BOX IN THE FIRST PLACE PAYMENTS CONVERSATION YOU WON’T WANT TO MISS. I ACTUALLY PUT A LARGE POURS OF IT UNCUT ON OUR WEBSITE. THERE’S A NEW CONSUMER PROTECTION WEB PAGE WE CREATED CALLED CALLED CALL CHRISTINA. YOU CAN FIND ON IT LOCAL10.COM. Victor Oquendo: IF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM YOU WOULD LIKE CHRISTINA TO LOOK INTO YOU CAN CALL (954)364-2510.