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Urgency Is the Red Flag

The takeaway

Real institutions don't threaten you into acting in 10 minutes.

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Phishing manufactures panic — 'your account will be closed,' 'act now' — to stop you thinking clearly. Genuine organizations give you time, so manufactured urgency is itself the warning sign to slow down and verify.

“When a message rushes you, that's the moment to slow down.”

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