BATON ROUGE, LA – With phishing
attacks plaguing consumers yet again, Attorney
General Jeff Landry is alerting Louisiana citizens about scammers attempting to
trick them into turning over personal information.
“Phishing attacks can occur through texts,
emails, and social media messages
with scammers sending unsolicited or 'too good to be true'
communications convincing recipients to open attachments or
hyperlinks for fake and malicious websites,” said Attorney
General Landry. “Consumers should immediately delete these messages and
never open their attachments or click their
links.”
Attorney General Landry also offered the following
tips to help avoid being scammed by phishing attempts:
- If it looks suspicious, do
not click it.
- Be vigilant against email
addresses or hyperlinks that resemble their legitimate counterparts, but
typically have a misspelled domain name or extra subdomains (i.e., ones
that use the number 0 instead of the letter O).
- Protect your devices by
using antivirus
software that provides malware, spyware, and adware protection.
- Visit organization websites
through a web browser not by clicking attached
hyperlinks.
- Never respond to emails or texts that require personal or
financial information.
- Remember that legitimate companies
and government
organizations do not send unsolicited messages
seeking personal information.
For more information on how to click with caution, call Attorney General Jeff Landry's Consumer Protection Hotline at 800-351-4889.