BEWARE! This Email Scam Is Hitting Michigan AGAIN!

Avoiding scams has become a part of our everyday lives as several scams endanger us daily. The most common of those threats are the spam calls that we all receive from numbers we don't recognize or from places we have never been, but now that those have become easier to spot and decline, scammers have pivoted to other methods that have proven to be successful.

Over the last few years there have been more door-to-door and text scams being administered as scammers try their best to remain at the top of the game and "winning" in life. Most of these scams are designed to get access to your device so they can manipulate files to give them money or other valuables while others are directly attacking the banking accounts and are strictly motivated by money. Either way, scams are everywhere but easily avoidable, including this email scam that is making its way through Michigan again.

Email Phishing Scam Returns

Yes, this isn't the first time that this exact scam has made its impact on the residents of the Mitten state. You would think that scammers would be switching things up after they have been caught but sometimes going back to old faithful works for you now and then. For these scammers, that's exactly what they did as they have been able to scam multiple people across the country with an old and tired scam.

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The FBI warns Michigan residents to be alert of an email scam that would be prompting them to respond to a traffic violation. The email will often have something referring to the Department of Transportation or a Traffic Citation in the subject line, which would catch anyone's attention as this could result in fines or jail time. The first thing you should do is read the email thoroughly and carefully before making any decisions or clicking on anything.

How To Avoid Being A Victim Of A Scam

• First, check to ensure that the email is being drafted from an account that is a legitimate email account that you can verify or recognize.
• Next, hover over all the links present in the email and verify that they are real and secured websites before clicking on them as they could lead to malware being installed on your device.
• Verify that the information located in the body of the email is valid and correct information but also that there is enough information as sometimes this could be a very generic message with no verified information.
• Lastly, if you're unsure, always report the email as a scam and reach out to the company/police department to verify the claims.

So, once again, DO NOT CLICK on the links in these emails as they could lead to your personal information being stolen or worse as malware could be downloaded onto your device.