4 ways to detect fake emails or websites

Today, it seems that scammers are www.mcafee.com/activate product key attacking us everywhere: dangerous emails and text messages www.mcafee.com/activate download, fake websites, phishing messages www.mcafee/activate, suspicious calls and much more, all www.mcafee.com/activate in hopes of getting our information mcafee.com/activate product key and our money. So we do our best to learn how to be vigilant and protect ourselves www.mcafee.com/activate from scammers and imposters online. 

Fortunately, there are some clues that help us detect if we are being misled. This way you can identify fake websites and messages. 

1. Look for wrong URLs . If you want to access www.mcafee.com/activate download a specific web page, like that of your bank or a recognized www.mcafee.com/activate product key e-commerce site, but end up on a page with a slightly different web address, this is a clear sign that www.mcafee/activate the site is fake. mcafee.com/activate product key Scammers create a similar website in the hope that you will enter your personal and payment details without noticing www.mcafee.com/activate.

   There are several ways to protect yourself from these cases:  

• • If you are using a computer www.mcafee.com/activate, hover your mouse cursor over the link to see a preview of the linked URL mcafee.com/activate product key in the status bar. Then www.mcafee/activate check if the linked www.mcafee.com/activate product key www.mcafee.com/activate download site matches the URL of the legitimate page. 

    For example, if you receive an email from “Banca del Norte”, but instead of taking you to www.bancadelnorte.es the link takes you to something like www.banca-norte.es, do not click.
     

  • If you're on a mobile device, use the link preview to see the actual URL before clicking.
     
  • You can also use  McAfee®  WebAdvisor on your computer  mcafee.com/activate product key and mobile devices to ensure that the links you www.mcafee/activate click on are secure www.mcafee/activate.

• • Check that the mcafee.com/activate product key web address begins with "https" instead of "http", as this indicates that the www.mcafee.com/activate download web page www.mcafee.com/activate is secure. You can www.mcafee/activate also check whether the page bears a trust www.mcafee.com/activate product key mark, such as McAfee SECURE. 
    

3. Check the sender's email address. You can mcafee.com/activate product key also verify who sent  www.mcafee.com/activate download the email by analyzing the sender's address. The message may say that he is an employee of Banca del Norte, but his address could www.mcafee/activate be somewhat strange, such as bancadelnorte@hotmail.com. The sender should www.mcafee.com/activate not use an address from a public account www.mcafee.com/activate product key, such as Hotmail, Gmail, or Yahoo!, if it is supposed to come from a legitimate company.
4. Watch the greeting . If the message header www.mcafee.com/activate is something like "Dear Sir" or "Dear Customer," you should be mcafee.com/activate product key suspicious www.mcafee/activate. Senders www.mcafee.com/activate product key with whom you have a trusting relationship will generally use your name www.mcafee.com/activate download.