PSA Scam Alert - Fake calendly link I received an email…
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PSA Scam Alert - Fake calendly link
I received an email seemingly from a business asking for a website redesign. Everything seems legit on first glance. The website is legit because it's a real company but the person doesn't work there. The sender's email is a bit suspicious as its not a domain email but rather [email protected].
After you reply they will send a followup email asking you to schedule on their calendly. Here's a screenshot:
https://preview.redd.it/fjqmwpsbre3h1.jpg?width=637&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=72114d4e53d7a18e35b795472fffe78f215dcf98
But one clue that I missed originally is the russian text at the timestamp. If you click on the "calendly" link it opens a calendar like this:
https://preview.redd.it/llb5ip7gre3h1.jpg?width=1100&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=876613e41eb2389194675c557526858f0a7371de
Pretty convincing but you see the url is not calendly. It's a url with calendly attached. When you try to book an appointment you are shown this:
https://preview.redd.it/3vnr00zjre3h1.jpg?width=610&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=896a00cbe40ff8f104c1d43c1eb13fb84af2d65a
Here the form won't submit until you "sign in with google". At this point I stopped as I use calendly myself and know it wouldn't require a login. Unfortunately others may not be aware.
The main trigger for me is, why are there so many steps to scheduling an appointment? Just as a check I emailed "emma" and told her I could make a Thursday 2:30 time but the link was broken. Of course, instead of scheduling it for me she says the link works and please register there.
Be careful out there!
#dev #programming #technology
I received an email seemingly from a business asking for a website redesign. Everything seems legit on first glance. The website is legit because it's a real company but the person doesn't work there. The sender's email is a bit suspicious as its not a domain email but rather [email protected].
After you reply they will send a followup email asking you to schedule on their calendly. Here's a screenshot:
https://preview.redd.it/fjqmwpsbre3h1.jpg?width=637&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=72114d4e53d7a18e35b795472fffe78f215dcf98
But one clue that I missed originally is the russian text at the timestamp. If you click on the "calendly" link it opens a calendar like this:
https://preview.redd.it/llb5ip7gre3h1.jpg?width=1100&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=876613e41eb2389194675c557526858f0a7371de
Pretty convincing but you see the url is not calendly. It's a url with calendly attached. When you try to book an appointment you are shown this:
https://preview.redd.it/3vnr00zjre3h1.jpg?width=610&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=896a00cbe40ff8f104c1d43c1eb13fb84af2d65a
Here the form won't submit until you "sign in with google". At this point I stopped as I use calendly myself and know it wouldn't require a login. Unfortunately others may not be aware.
The main trigger for me is, why are there so many steps to scheduling an appointment? Just as a check I emailed "emma" and told her I could make a Thursday 2:30 time but the link was broken. Of course, instead of scheduling it for me she says the link works and please register there.
Be careful out there!
#dev #programming #technology
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