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Email 1
Multiple cyrillic letters. Came from "Microsoft," offering an "Apple" gift card in the subject line but "Best Buy," in email. Multiple misspellings. Urgency is also a method used by hackers to try getting you to click on a malicious URL.
Email 2
Email 3
Cyrillic letters, dates are from 2004
Email 4
Emails coming from Netflix will not come from the domain @billigcenter.com. Also, Netflix would likely cancel your subscription and not delete your account. The sense of urgency is also a concern.
Email 5
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Email 6
Email is from Kerry, but name in email is Bob. Also the domain name is groupcomvista.com instead of comvistagroup.com
Email 7
The sense of urgency should cause a red flag. If you ever get this email, it's best to call & verify with your bank. Although there isn't any grammatical errors, hackers can avoid that with AI.
Email 8
If you look at the email closely, the a in Delta is off.
Email 9
This email came from cornvista group, hackers will combine the r and n to look like a m.
Email 10
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