{"id":34209,"date":"2020-08-13T14:04:39","date_gmt":"2020-08-13T14:04:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graphicmama.com\/blog\/?p=34209"},"modified":"2020-09-08T12:15:19","modified_gmt":"2020-09-08T12:15:19","slug":"attention-phishing-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/graphicmama.com\/blog\/attention-phishing-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"Attention, Phishing Attack Using GraphicMama&#8217;s Name"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Several artists have contacted GraphicMama about a new phishing attack, in which scammers are presenting themselves as part of the GraphicMama team. We would like to inform you that these emails have not been sent by a GraphicMama team member and we ask you not to respond to them. Here is more information about the attack and what actions you can take if you receive a similar email.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>What is the scam?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The emails are sent from fake email addresses such as graphicmamaartist@gmail.com, graphicmamaamerica@gmail.com, and other similar ones. They are representing themselves as part of the GraphicMama recruitment team and are currently contacting people about a job opportunity. They arrange and conduct an interview with you, asking for personal information, and then request you to purchase software using Bitcoins.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i.graphicmama.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/13095746\/phishing-attack-GraphicMama-company.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-34212 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i.graphicmama.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/13095746\/phishing-attack-GraphicMama-company-940x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"940\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.graphicmama.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/13095746\/phishing-attack-GraphicMama-company-940x1024.jpg 940w, https:\/\/i.graphicmama.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/13095746\/phishing-attack-GraphicMama-company-275x300.jpg 275w, https:\/\/i.graphicmama.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/13095746\/phishing-attack-GraphicMama-company-768x837.jpg 768w, https:\/\/i.graphicmama.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/13095746\/phishing-attack-GraphicMama-company-73x80.jpg 73w, https:\/\/i.graphicmama.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/13095746\/phishing-attack-GraphicMama-company.jpg 1850w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t<div class=\"cols\">\n\t\n\t<div class=\"col col-1of2\">\n\t\t\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i.graphicmama.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/13100352\/ICQ_chat_01.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-34216\" src=\"https:\/\/i.graphicmama.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/13100352\/ICQ_chat_01.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"782\" height=\"991\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.graphicmama.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/13100352\/ICQ_chat_01.png 782w, https:\/\/i.graphicmama.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/13100352\/ICQ_chat_01-237x300.png 237w, https:\/\/i.graphicmama.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/13100352\/ICQ_chat_01-768x973.png 768w, https:\/\/i.graphicmama.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/13100352\/ICQ_chat_01-63x80.png 63w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 782px) 100vw, 782px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"col col-1of2\">\n\t\t\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i.graphicmama.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/13100406\/ICQ_chat_03.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-34217\" src=\"https:\/\/i.graphicmama.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/13100406\/ICQ_chat_03-642x1024.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"642\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.graphicmama.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/13100406\/ICQ_chat_03-642x1024.png 642w, https:\/\/i.graphicmama.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/13100406\/ICQ_chat_03-188x300.png 188w, https:\/\/i.graphicmama.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/13100406\/ICQ_chat_03-768x1225.png 768w, https:\/\/i.graphicmama.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/13100406\/ICQ_chat_03-50x80.png 50w, https:\/\/i.graphicmama.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/13100406\/ICQ_chat_03.png 782w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 642px) 100vw, 642px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n<h2><strong>How to find out if it is a phishing attack?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>If you receive a similar or another suspicious email, please check the following things before replying to the email:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>GraphicMama would not contact you using Gmail accounts.<\/li>\n<li>We do not use Bitcoin and for all the payments on GraphicMama&#8217;s website, we use our own platform.<\/li>\n<li>We interview in person and we never use a chat platform for this purpose.<\/li>\n<li>We are currently not looking for new designers.<\/li>\n<li>We will never ask you to provide any personal data using ICQ or other platforms.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you have any doubts about an email you&#8217;ve received, do not hesitate to contact GraphicMama using our ticket platform.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>If you receive an email that is suspicious<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>If you receive an email that is suspicious\u00a0please do the following steps to protect yourself.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Don&#8217;t reply to this email.<\/li>\n<li>Mark it as phishing.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/graphicmama.com\/support\/tickets\/create\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Contact GraphicMama using our website platform<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>This is how you can mark an email as phishing in Gmail:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-34211 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i.graphicmama.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/13095710\/report-phishing-email.gif\" alt=\"report phishing email\" width=\"286\" height=\"404\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Our Promise<\/h2>\n<p>For GraphicMama, privacy and security is a top priority. We would never request payments outside our own platform, especially in Bitcoin. Data security is extremely important to us, and we would never request any personal information via a non-secure channel. If you ever receive an email like this, please <a href=\"https:\/\/graphicmama.com\/support\/tickets\/create\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">contact GraphicMama using our website platform<\/a>, before answering any emails.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Several artists have contacted GraphicMama about a new phishing attack, in which scammers are presenting themselves as part of the GraphicMama team. We would like to inform you that these emails have not been sent by a GraphicMama team member and we ask you not to respond to them. 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