Interesting Phish Attempt happened today…

I had a call on my home phone today from “Amazon fraud department” stating that there was an attempt to purchase computer and some other items from El Salvador and had gotten on Mike account and wanted to block the order. While initially it sounded pretty good in that I’m glad the fraud department was on it to but, the moment they wanted to gain access to my computer using TeamViewer I knew this had to be a scam. They had no reason to actually access my machine directly even if they wanted to guide me through changing my password and/or login information. So, just be careful of individuals calling your home and asking for any type of direct access to your computer right off the cuff as soon as they begin talking to you.

Remember, this is social engineering, so they’re very good at what they do to make you feel as though they are doing you a favor and are trying to help you out. Don’t fall for it!