Trinity Watson

2/25/25

Week 6 – Journal Entry 6

Three fake websites I can spot are “WaImart.com”, “paypa1.com”, and “chat-gpt-pc.online”. These fake websites were created to deceive users into installing malicious software packages or entering bank account details to get a premium version of the tool. Hackers used phishing techniques, such as email notifications about an alleged account issue, to prompt users to log into their ‘PayPal accounts.’ However, these were actually fake websites designed to look like the legitimate PayPal site. For Walmart they are using a capital “i” instead of a lower case “l”). The goal for these hackers is exploiting online user’s trust for immediate financial gain.

Works cited:

Lakovics, Z. (2024, September 23). 5 recent examples of fake websites | Memcyco [Video]. Memcyco. https://www.memcyco.com/5-recent-examples-of-fake-websites/

Beware of fake websites and reviews: How to spot them | Lipscore. (n.d.). Lipscore. https://lipscore.com/blog/beware-of-fake-websites-and-reviews-how-to-spot-them/