{"id":577,"date":"2026-01-19T12:43:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T18:43:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cleverogre.com\/?p=577"},"modified":"2026-01-19T12:43:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T18:43:11","slug":"the-latest-email-scam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/template.ogre.me\/?p=577","title":{"rendered":"The Latest Email Scam"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-white-color has-orange-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-4247df82fec4340925f36d38cf5fd95d has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center is-style-default\">Spam Alert!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center is-style-default has-normal-font-size\">While the percentage of spam emails has decreased slowly over the last decade, from ~57% to around 46%, there are still ~160 billion spam emails sent every day. So, if your inbox is less than half spam, you can thank your spam filters!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center is-style-default has-normal-font-size\">Here\u2019s one that beat the odds and slipped its way past our security to our inboxes, and how we ID\u2019d it as a potential scam:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"821\" height=\"757\" src=\"https:\/\/template.ogre.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Fax-email-scam.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-578 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/template.ogre.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Fax-email-scam.png 821w, https:\/\/template.ogre.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Fax-email-scam-300x277.png 300w, https:\/\/template.ogre.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Fax-email-scam-768x708.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 821px) 100vw, 821px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>We did, once upon a time, utilize a fax machine for sending and receiving documents \u2014 but that was long ago. While this wasn&#8217;t the most convincing scam attempt we saw this month, it did get a chuckle out of the Ogres.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A common tactic for scammers is to entice you to download a file that will infect your computer. Typically, the file is presented as an important message, an invoice to be paid, a purchase order, or a similar business document. This scammer attempted to get us to download something labeled &#8220;Cleverogre payment&#8230;&#8221; Spoiler alert: we didn&#8217;t download it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When accompanied by the other hallmarks of a scam (poor spelling and\/or grammar, wonky alignment, mismatched fonts, threatening scenarios, etc.), your best bet is to mark the email as spam and delete it.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-white-color has-orange-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-b93564cc3bd754ed1055fb8b2cac8b97 has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Remember, Scammers Count on You Clicking!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-normal-font-size\">Don\u2019t click links in emails! Instead, look up email addresses and phone numbers for customer service, be skeptical, and listen to your spidey senses.<br>Good Luck!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spam Alert! While the percentage of spam emails has decreased slowly over the last decade, from ~57% to around 46%, there are still ~160 billion spam emails sent every day. So, if your inbox is less than half spam, you can thank your spam filters! 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