Billions of Gmail and Outlook users warned to delete three bank-raiding emails – you may already be a victim

THERE are three types of emails that you want to be on the lookout for to avoid falling for a scam.

The scams are usually created with the intention of stealing money, personal information, etc and they try to catch you when you’re not paying full attention.

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The warning comes from computer security company McAfee a part of its “Phishing Email Examples: How to Recognize a Phishing Email.”

The scams can affect Gmail and Outlook users.

The good news is that scammers usually are not too focused on making the quality of the scam email that good.

So, there are some tell signs that can make them stand out.

“Phishing scammers often undo their own plans by making simple mistakes that are easy to spot once you know how to recognize them,” McAfee said.

Here is a breakdown of the three signs, per McAfee.

WRITTEN POORLY

Scam emails will casually have grammatical errors, spelling mistakes, and other blatant errors that major corporations wouldn’t make.

“If you see multiple, glaring grammatical errors in an email or text that asks for your personal information, you might be a target of a phishing scam,” McAfee said.

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OFF LOOKING LOGO

Scammers often steal the logos of who they’re impersonating to increase their legit-ness.

“The logo in a phishing email or text might have the wrong aspect ratio or low resolution,” McAfee said.

“If you have to squint to make out the logo in a message, the chances are that it’s phishing.”

URL MISTAKES

Tons of scams will direct you to click a link but there will usually be obvious mistakes in the URL.

“Phishing always centers around links that you’re supposed to click,” McAfee said.

“Phishing URLs contain misspellings, which is a common sign of phishing.

“If the URL you discover doesn’t match up with the entity that supposedly sent you the message, you probably received a phishing email.”