Avoid New Spam / Phishing Attacks

There are a couple of new spam / phishing attacks which have been successful at circumventing my Junkmail filter and making it to my Inbox. One is titled 'Statement Request' and the other is titled 'Microsoft has released an update for Microsoft Outlook' or sometimes 'Critical Update for Microsoft Outlook'. To me, these are obvious spam or phishing emails that I barely even think about before deleting them and moving on. But, the volume of them that has been hitting my Inbox has led me to examine them in more detail to help you understand how to recognize them as threats and avoid becoming a victim.

• 'Statement Request' spam
• 'Microsoft has released an update for Microsoft Outlook' spam