It is mid June and many of us are thinking about taking our summer vacations that we look forward to all year, however, scammers are also taking advantage of our vacation interest to scam us and the companies we work for.

One new scam involves your getting an email that appears to come from your employer’s HR Department luring you to click on a link to submit your request for vacation time.  Clicking on the link can either cause you to download dangerous malware that can lead to your becoming a victim of identity theft or luring you into providing your online credentials at work in order to get access to your company’s computers and data.

TIPS

Never click on a link or provide personal information in response to an email or text message unless you have confirmed that the communication is legitimate.  Scammers can use email addresses that may appear to be legitimate and it is easy for a scammer to make a text message appear as if it is coming from a trusted phone.  If you get a communication that appears to come from your HR department, contact them directly through an email or phone number that you know is legitimate.

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