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Be Careful, Michiganders: Fake Unemployment Emails Are Going Around
A friendly reminder to check, double-check and triple-check the origins of emails.
We're laughing at this because we just got done with training through the radio station about how to spot a phishing email. Low and behold, here's one for ya:
courtesy of Tree Riddle
Our former coworker, who is on unemployment right now, received this email yesterday, seemingly regarding his benefits. Upon further inspection, he found out that this was not a legit email.
Long story short, be careful. Be vigilent. There are a LOT of scummy people out there who want to take advantage of others right now.
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