Hot Phishing Scams of the Week: FedEx, Discord Nitro, COVID-19, WhatsApp, USPS, LinkedIn, and More!

 

 

Check out the top Discord, SMS, and email phishing scams of the week checked by our Trend Micro Check team!

Discord Nitro Phishing

 

 

 

 

 Source: Reddit

 

 

 

 

 

SMS Phishing

These are some of the variants of the scams noticed this week.

1. FedEx Package Delivery

 

 

 

 

Source: Reddit

 

 

 

 

 

2. Walmart COVID-19 Relief Program

 

Here's a previous article written about COVID-19 stimulus / bonus scams.

 

 

 

Source: Reddit

 

 

3. iPhone 13 Survey Scam

 

 

 

 

 

4. Gift Card Survey Scam (Tesco, Argos, and Primark)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5. Google Security Alert Scam

Google Alert text message with a phishing link.  

• google: unusual activity on your account. check and confirm with us: <URL>

 

 

 

 

6. American Visa Lottery Scam

 

 

 

 

 

7. WhatsApp Survey Scams

 

 

 

 

 

 

Email Phishing

 

1. USPS Package Delivery

 

 

 

 

 

2. LinkedIn Job Search Scam

 

 

 

 

 

3. WhatsApp Voicemail Scam

 

 

 

 

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