In a recent study, Adobe estimated that American workers spend 6.3 hours per day reading emails (50% of which is for personal emails). In this study, they also explain that these workers check their emails before, during and after work. Email is probably one of the main reasons why we are addicted to smartphones. We are always waiting for an email.
But unfortunately, given the amount of time spent on emails, it is likely that not all of these messages necessarily come from people around us (family, colleagues, friends, customers, service providers, etc.). Some of them come from what we call scammers or internet scammers.
And yet that doesn't stop you from continuing to scan every new message as soon as possible. Some people manage to detach themselves, but that's not the case for me. As soon as I see the number of unread emails change, I have to rush to find out what it is.
And sometimes, it is a rich African heir who would like to make a donation to an association in Europe and he thought of me to transfer the funds via my bank account… yes… and to compensate me, he of course offers me a comfortable sum. This type of scam is common and easily spotted. There are other types of scams that are much more subtle. Until now in France we were spared, because most of the messages were written in English. This is no longer the case today.
The infographic below (in English, sorry, but good infographics are often in English) shows you everything you need to know about internet scams!
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Article updated on March 3, 2021 by Byothe
