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Internet Hoakes is commonly used in place of Internet Hoax. You might not think hoakes can cause you or your company any harm, but in actuality, they can do incredible damage costing thousands of dollars per company and more!

For example, one I just received this morning takes advantage of fear by informing me that I have had too many attempts logging into my bank account and as a result, my account has been locked out. I’m given what looks like, but is not, the website address of the bank asking me to change my password. It was clear to me that this is an internet hoakes because I don’t have a bank account with the company listed in the email. If I had and was not aware, I would have followed the link, entered my information and given away my password.