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Generic Greetings Are a Clue

The takeaway

'Dear Customer' often means they don't actually know you.

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Mass phishing campaigns can't personalize every message, so they fall back on generic greetings. A company you have a real relationship with usually knows and uses your name — vagueness is a quiet warning.

“'Dear valued customer' often means 'dear random target.'”

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