15 real-world phishing examples — and how to recognize them

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Even though computer users are getting smarter, and the anti-phishing tools they use as protection are more accurate than ever, the scammers are still succeeding. Lured with promises of monetary gain or threats of financial or physical danger, people are being scammed out of tens of thousands of dollars. Corporations lose even more — tens of millions.
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