Youre better than that, convincing as said phishing attempts might be.
Heres how this phishing scam works.
Heres the full story, courtesy of thisReddituser:
It started out around noon.
I got an email saying someone tried to reset my password.
Hours later I got a call from someone pretending to be from venmo; very professional sounding.
I of course said no, and was a little alarmed for a second but decided to play along.
They had tried to spoof venmos number I think.
I eventually got bored, told them I knew it was a scam.
The man got angry and hung up on me.
It was obviously a scam in the end but Ive never seen one they elaborate.
When in doubt, know thatyouhave control over your interactions with a site or service.
Basically, dont act on a prompt, because that prompt might be a scam.
Just load the app or website yourself.
Im sure there are exceptions, but generally speaking, companiesdont call you to talk about your account.
An automated email, sure, but a phone call?
(Or, really, in this case: Hang up and just change your password yourself.
You dont need someones help.)
Would some online retailerreallywant you to change your password to somethingtheyprovide?
If so, the obvious spoiler is that someone is trying to take advantage of you.
(Take my Gmail, not my money.)
When in doubt, remember that you dont have to doanythingsomeone or something suggests that you should.
