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yawaramin 41 days ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Phishers Love New TLDs Like .shop, .top and .xyz

If I got an 'urgent email' I wouldn't go to any domain, I would contact my employer directly and confirm with them before doing anything. The people who would fall for this phishing scam would fall for almost any domain, because it's not about the domain.

panarky 41 days ago [–]

Millions of people don't have an employer with an HR department they can call on the phone to confirm that an email is legitimate.

What if your primary source of income is Uber or Doordash or Etsy or Youtube?

yawaramin 40 days ago | [–]

All of these have support contacts for drivers/dashers/etc. Eg https://help.doordash.com/dashers/s/dasher-support?language=...

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