The word “spoof” means “falsify.” A spoofed email is one in which the sender knowingly changes parts of the email to look as though it was written by someone else. Typically, the sender’s name or email address and the body of the message are structured to appear as though they are from a genuine source such as a bank, a newspaper, or a genuine company on the web. Sometimes, the “spoofer” makes the email appear to come from a private citizen.
Why Would Someone Spoof An Email?
There are a couple of reasons people spoof the emails you receive:
How Are Emails Spoofed?
Untruthful users alter different segments of an email to disguise the true sender. Examples of properties that can be spoofed include:
The first three properties can be easily altered by using settings in Microsoft Outlook, Gmail, Hotmail, or other email software. The fourth property, the IP address, can also be altered but doing so requires refined user knowledge to make a false IP address convincing.
Are Emails Spoofed Manually By Dishonest People?
While some spoof-altered emails are falsified by hand, the great majority of spoofed emails are created by special software. The use of mass-mailing ratware programs is widespread among spammers. Ratware programs sometimes run massive built-in word lists to create thousands of target email addresses, spoof a basic email, and then blast the spoof email to those targets. Other times, ratware programs take illegally acquired lists of email addresses and then send junk emails to them.
How Do I Recognise And Defend Against Spoof Emails?
As with any con game in life, your best defense is skepticism. If you don’t believe that an email is truthful or that the sender is genuine, don’t click on the link and type your email address. If there is a file attachment, don’t open it lest it contains a virus payload. If the email seems too good to be true, then it probably is, and your skepticism will save you from divulging your banking information.
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