How Gmail phishing emails bypass the filters and how to spot them

[douglas9]

Although email spam is something that we are faced with every day, it should still be taken very seriously. There is no hard-and-fast law against spam, and most prominent spammers only get caught for wire fraud or other financial crimes and not spam emails. The only real solution is spam filters.

While Gmail has quite advanced spam filters, it is not perfect. Now and then, spammers find a way through the filters and get the chance to distribute their phishing emails. As a Gmail client, you should know how to identify and handle these emails when they get through the filters.

This is also becoming more and more difficult as spammers get more advanced in their phishing techniques. Some of the latest Gmail phishing is so advanced that they even appear to be from legitimate domains, and even the code of the email is disguised to make it appear legitimate and bypass the Gmail filters.


https://www.ghacks.net/2021/10/19/how-gmail-phishing-emails-bypass-the-filters-and-how-to-spot-them/

[FloridaBlues]

1. I just got a spam email from G mail yesterday and reported this to the company they imposed

Looked like real logo and design.

[mopinko]

2. i never understood why there wasnt a reporting system.

you should be able to forward those emails to the fbi.

[ManiacJoe]

3. Unfortunately, most email filters are crafted wrongly for political reasons.

The filters usually (and wrongly) look at the email contents.
The easy and accurate filtering is done by looking at the email construction (base64 text) and email source (IP addresses), but this is not politically correct.

[joetheo]

4. Have you tried a different provider?

I've seen some that do a better job highlighting phishing risks.