Phishing, fraud, and impersonation
Email Spoofing
Email spoofing is the practice of sending email messages from a forged sender’s address. A spoofed email is used by malicious actors to trick recipients into clicking malicious links, opening infected attachments, sharing sensitive data and even wiring money. A phishing email is a type of spoof email, when it uses a forged sender’s address.
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