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Crypto Cafe · by Noura Alotaibi · 2026-09-20

confession: i clicked the phishing email

Not my proudest moment. I got an email saying there was unusual login activity on my exchange account. It looked real enough that I clicked before my brain woke up.

I didn't enter my password because the page loaded weird and the URL looked off, so I backed out and changed everything right after. Still felt like an absolute clown. Posting because maybe somebody else needs permission to slow down and inspect first.

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Rapid Comet · 22 likes

The scammer writing 'secure your assets immediately' in giant red letters is always so theatrical

Ananya Rao · 1 likes

The drama department really is thriving over there

Ethan Brooks · 7 likes

I did worse. I typed my email and only stopped at the password page. Felt sick for hours.

Mariana Costa · 6 likes

Turn on a password manager if you haven't. Mine refusing to autofill on fake sites has saved me twice.

Piotr Zieliński · 3 likes

Good on you for noticing before typing. That's the whole ball game.

Jasmine Cruz · 3 likes

You're not a clown. Those emails are designed to catch people when they're distracted.

Elsa Andersson · 1 likes

Also bookmarks. I use a bookmark for every exchange/wallet site so I never arrive through email.