You get a phone call from someone saying they’re from your cable company. They offer a 40% discount if you pay your bill with a gift card.
You see an online ad for a $2/month streaming deal from a service you recognize. The logo looks slightly off.
A message from a new online dating match asks, “I really like you! Can you send me $50 so I can visit you?”
You need to pay your monthly invoice and you type your provider into a search engine and you click on the first result.
You get a text saying, “Congratulations! You’ve won a $500 prize! Just cover a small processing fee with a gift card to claim it.”
You enter your streaming login on a page that looks normal, but the URL says “streaming1-support.com.”
