If an Email Feels Urgent — Check the Sender First

Your account has been compromised. Your package cannot be delivered. You owe money immediately. These emails are designed to trigger panic so you click before you think. The more urgent an email feels, the more important it is to slow down and verify the sender's address. Hover over the name — real companies send from their own domains, not from random strings of characters.

Legitimate organizations almost never ask you to act within minutes. If something is truly urgent, they will call. When in doubt, do not click any link in the email. Instead, go directly to the service's website by typing the address yourself. Those thirty seconds of caution can save you from weeks of dealing with a compromised account.