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In Pictures: How to Spot an E-Mail Scam

Wonder whether the message announcing that you've received an e-card is legit? Or whether PayPal is really trying to contact you? Here's a visual guide to spotting malware, fraud, and other dirty tricks in your inbox.

Erik Larkin

A Mystery Shopper 8 of 11

This well-made phishing assault seems to have come from a registered eBay user, and many of the links on the page (including the one for the user) did in fact go to valid eBay pages. But others, including the 'Respond Now' link relied on a clever trick to disguise the phishing page URL within a Google URL. (E-mail provided by OpenDNS.)

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