SALT LAKE CITY — A new phishing scam could threaten you and your wallet. The good news is that no one at KSL fell for it. But we’ve been inundated with emails from what appears to be Verizon Wireless telling us our bill’s ready.
Tens of thousands of phishing scams exist: There’s the Chase scam, the US Airways one, and don’t forget Bank of America, Paypal or eBay. Name a company and there’s likely a phishing scam that uses its name.
This time, it’s Verizon Wireless. It’s a tricky one because will tell the victim they owe $46.62 – a reasonable amount that could convince many to take it seriously. Customer service at Verizon said it was a hoax. There’s a similar scam that uses the ATT wireless name.
When shown a copy of the fake bill, most Salt Lake residents spotted it right away.
“I’d look at who it’s from and also the type of email address,” said Cameron Hancock. “I don’t know anybody that would say account notify’. That looks suspicious to me.”