What are email, website and webform spoofing?

Spoofing occurs when scammers counterfeit trusted brand identities to lower your guard. Simply clicking a link or attachment can give thieves access to your computer and enable them to track your keystrokes and steal passwords.

• Email Spoofing: Scammers fake the sender's address so emails appear to come from someone you trust. Spot the signs of email spoofing:
  • Urgent or secretive language that pressures you to act immediately.
  • Strange sender addresses, including misspellings or incorrect domains (such as @arvestt.com or a “FayettevilleArvestBank” Gmail address).
  • Unusual requests for gift cards, wire transfers or sensitive information.
  • Unexpected offers of surveys or contests.
• Website Spoofing: Counterfeit websites set up by scammers that copy logos, graphics and URLs to steal sensitive information like credentials. Links in spoof emails often lead to spoofed sites that mimic real ones.
• Webform Spoofs: Fraudulent forms mimicking trusted brand forms designed to deceive users into entering sensitive information like passwords, credit card numbers or Social Security numbers.