Before accepting a surprise invite:
Do you know the organizer’s real address?
Was this planned in chat or email already?
Does it send you to a second “join” page outside your normal tool?
Unexpected meeting + login page = report.
If a vendor email asks you to log in, go in the way you always do — app, bookmark, official site — not the email’s button. Then see if the request exists.
Staff rules:
Don’t enable macros because an invoice asked you to
Don’t scan a QR from a random email just to “view the document”
Don’t open a shared file from a stranger because the logo looks familiar
Get the file from the system you already use.
SCAM ALERT: Vishing, Phishing, Smishing, and Impersonation Tactics Scams
Scammers are impersonating police officers, deputies, and federal agents using spoofed caller IDs, emails, and texts. They may use real names, badge numbers, and legal terminology to create fear and urgency.
🔴 Real law enforcement will NEVER:
• Demand immediate payment to avoid arrest or clear a warrant
• Request gift cards, crypto, MoneyGram, Western Union, Zelle, Venmo, or mailed cash
• Ask for SSNs, banking credentials, or other sensitive information through unsolicited calls or texts
• Refuse to let you hang up and independently verify
📞 Vishing: Fake calls and spoofed official numbers demanding payment.
📧 Phishing: Fake electronic notices with malicious links or attachments designed to steal credentials or compromise devices.
📱 Smishing: Fraudulent texts impersonating officials or legal entities. Messages may come from local or unknown numbers to appear legitimate.
🛑 Targeted?
1. Hang up immediately. Don’t engage, argue, or any press buttons.
2. Independently look up the agency’s official published phone number and call it directly. Never use the callback number provided by the scammer.
3. Don’t click unknown links or open suspicious attachments. Delete unsolicited legal texts or notices.
4. Report the scam to local law enforcement and the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) at https://t.co/tNSeqsHWJ9.
When in doubt, stop, verify independently, and don’t pay. Real law enforcement does not demand immediate payment by phone to avoid arrest.
@sailingbikeruk security awareness training is a must.
Cannot just rely on MFA, 2FA & e-mail filters..
Phishing attacks are hyper personalised, one must be aware about whether the e-mail that just popped up in their inbox, is fake or real.
@K4L1_FS that's what great about security awareness, you get the idea whether you are on the edge of getting spoofed or are spoofed just by that one click you made.