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What phishing looks like in a chat
Phishing is a message designed to make you act before you think. In a chat it often arrives from a new contact, or from a friend whose account was taken over.
The goal is usually one of three things: your login code, your password, or a payment.
Key points
- Unexpected urgency
- A link you did not ask for
- A request for a code or money