The email looked authentic: a virus-protection software provider said my subscription was overdue and about to expire; there had been a credit-card billing problem.
- Tony Featherstone
- Brisbane Times
I knew that my subscription was due about then, so clicked on a payment link.
Thankfully, some loose grammar in the email caught my attention and aroused suspicion that it was a phishing site designed to steal personal information.
Crisis averted.
Later that day, a friend complained about a phone scam doing the rounds.
The scammer asks if you…