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INDIANAPOLIS (WRTV) \u2014 The Federal Trade Commission issued a warning Tuesday about a phishing scam that appears to be a friend or family member inviting you to a party.<\/p>\n
The scam, sent via text or email, typically says \u201cYou\u2019re Invited\u201d and asks for your email login credentials to open the invitation.<\/p>\n
Many consumers believe the invitations are real because they appear to come from well-known invitation platforms like Evite or Paperless Post.<\/p>\n
\u201cSome messages list someone you know as the host and make you enter your email username and password to see event details,\u201d according to the Federal Trade Commission. \u201cSome messages tell you to enter a phone number and share a special code to RSVP. That\u2019s not how real invitations work.\u201d<\/p>\n
The FTC warns that scammers are trying to steal or reset your account information so they can take over your email account and send the same scam to your contacts.<\/p>\n
The FTC says if you get an unexpected invitation like this, resist the urge to click.<\/p>\n
Instead, check with the host to make sure it\u2019s real.<\/p>\n
To help protect yourself from phishing texts and emails:<\/p>\n
Forward phishing emails to the Anti-Phishing Working Group at\u00a0reportphishing@apwg.org<\/a>\u00a0and texts to SPAM (7726). Then, report the phishing attempt to the FTC at\u00a0ReportFraud.ftc.gov<\/a>.<\/p>\n You can contact WRTV Investigates Kara Kenney at <\/b>Kara.Kenney@wrtv.com<\/b><\/a>.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n