Some of the most common elements in a phishing or email scam are:

• An authentic-looking website
• Links or attachments
• An exciting false promise (you have won!) or an upsetting false threat (your account will be closed)
• A request for personal banking information including usernames, passwords, credit card numbers or social insurance numbers
• A generic message that is not personalized
• Spelling and grammar errors

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