Don’t Get Hooked By a Crook By: Dorothy Riggs, CFE Email Hacks Criminals are savvier than ever.  Using unauthorized access to an acquaintance’s email account, they bait their crooked hooks with phony email in hopes of deceiving you into sending money to their accounts. Email Spoofing Another method fraudsters use to lure you into the murky waters of fraud is email spoofing, which is basically forging the sender’s email address. If the email appears to have been sent by someone you know the phisherman knows that you’re more likely to open the fraudulent email and comply with its instructions. Family and Friend Impersonations Several victims have reported receiving email from a friend or family member who was on vacation and due to a very detailed emergency situation, they needed the wide-eyed and concerned target to send loot right away.  Details of the emergency vary. Common phish tales have included:   I was attacked by a robber and r...