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How to Avoid Social Engineering Fraud
The defensive close to the chapter: the habits that break a social engineering attempt before it lands.
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- Secure your devices, set spam filters high, beware of any download
- Delete any request for financial information or passwords
- Slow down — urgency and high-pressure tactics are the tell
- Research the facts yourself instead of using the links you were sent
- Unsolicited help you did not request is a scam, including charity requests
- Foreign lottery, sweepstakes and fund transfer offers are fake
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