{"id":700,"date":"2021-03-23T15:29:35","date_gmt":"2021-03-23T15:29:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iprovpn.com\/blog\/?p=700"},"modified":"2025-08-14T09:10:48","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T09:10:48","slug":"what-is-email-spoofing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iprovpn.com\/blog\/what-is-email-spoofing\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Email Spoofing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Email scam is a predominant part of the cybercrime domain\u2014almost hundreds of users are being targeted every day with a broad range of email spoofing attacks.<\/p>\n<p>To keep pointing you in the right direction, let us explain the stats briefly. Many fraudulent emails appear to come from a legitimate source. Over 300 billion emails are delivered every day, among which 3 to 6 billion emails are scams. According to an online source, 65% of USA organizations fall victim to email spoofing scams.<\/p>\n<p>Now, the question that turns out to be is, why do we need to prevent email spoofing? To answer this question, you first need to understand the core premise behind email spoofing attacks.<\/p>\n        <div class=\"iprovpn_btn_cta_row\">\n    \t<a class=\"btn_cta\" href=\"https:\/\/iprovpn.com\/buy-vpn\" title=\"Get iProVPN Now\">Get iProVPN NOW <i class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right\"><\/i><\/a>\n    \t<\/div>\n    \n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_67_1 ez-toc-wrap-center counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/div>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #000000;color:#000000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" 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is Email Spoofing?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/iprovpn.com\/blog\/what-is-email-spoofing\/#What_Risks_Are_Associated_with_Email_Spoofing_Threats\" title=\"What Risks Are Associated with Email Spoofing Threats?\">What Risks Are Associated with Email Spoofing Threats?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/iprovpn.com\/blog\/what-is-email-spoofing\/#Identity_Theft\" title=\"Identity Theft\">Identity Theft<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/iprovpn.com\/blog\/what-is-email-spoofing\/#Spreading_Malware\" title=\"Spreading Malware\">Spreading Malware<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/iprovpn.com\/blog\/what-is-email-spoofing\/#Theft_of_Trade_Secret\" title=\"Theft of Trade Secret\">Theft of Trade Secret<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/iprovpn.com\/blog\/what-is-email-spoofing\/#How_to_Avoid_Email_Spoofing\" title=\"How to Avoid Email Spoofing?\">How to Avoid Email Spoofing?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/iprovpn.com\/blog\/what-is-email-spoofing\/#Here_are_the_telltale_signs_of_a_spoofed_email\" title=\"Here are the telltale signs of a spoofed email:\">Here are the telltale signs of a spoofed email:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/iprovpn.com\/blog\/what-is-email-spoofing\/#How_to_Stop_Email_Spoofing\" title=\"How to Stop Email Spoofing?\">How to Stop Email Spoofing?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/iprovpn.com\/blog\/what-is-email-spoofing\/#Sender_Policy_Framework\" title=\"Sender Policy Framework\">Sender Policy Framework<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/iprovpn.com\/blog\/what-is-email-spoofing\/#Domain_Key_Identified_Mail\" title=\"Domain Key Identified Mail\">Domain Key Identified Mail<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/iprovpn.com\/blog\/what-is-email-spoofing\/#Domain-Based_Message_Authentication_Reporting_and_Conformance\" title=\"Domain-Based Message Authentication, Reporting, and Conformance\">Domain-Based Message Authentication, Reporting, and Conformance<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/iprovpn.com\/blog\/what-is-email-spoofing\/#How_iProVPN_Prevents_Email_Spoofing\" title=\"How iProVPN Prevents Email Spoofing?\">How iProVPN Prevents Email Spoofing?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/iprovpn.com\/blog\/what-is-email-spoofing\/#Conclusion\" title=\"Conclusion\">Conclusion<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/iprovpn.com\/blog\/what-is-email-spoofing\/#Start_Browsing_Privately\" title=\"Start Browsing Privately!\">Start Browsing Privately!<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_Email_Spoofing\"><\/span>What is Email Spoofing?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Email spoofing is the process of delivering an email with a forged sender address. It&#8217;s a technique that misguides the origin of the message. Email spoofing has other names, like domain spoof or direct spoof. It tricks people into believing that the email they received is from a legitimate source.<\/p>\n<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">When protecting against email spoofing, employing an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abstractapi.com\/api\/email-verification-validation-api\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">advanced email verification API<\/a> can prove instrumental. It provides a safeguard by validating sender addresses, ensuring messages are genuinely from the alleged authors, thus minimizing the risk of spoofing.<\/span> Such outgoing message servers are unable to direct users about the authenticity of a sender&#8217;s address.<\/p>\n<p>The main reason to target users via email spoofing is to gain their in confidence and ask for confidential details like banking information, such as credit card PIN, and other sensitive information. Once hackers succeed in stealing your sensitive passcodes, they can easily drain money from your account.<\/p>\n<p>In other scenarios, by accessing your company\u2019s core accounts, hackers can publicly share sensitive details and use your identity for erroneous acts to tarnish your market reputation. The dangers of email spoofing vary, depending on the purpose for which you get spoofed. Below, you can find some of the most common email spoofing dangers or risks.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Risks_Are_Associated_with_Email_Spoofing_Threats\"><\/span>What Risks Are Associated with Email Spoofing Threats?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>As outlined above, email spoofing attacks are designed mainly for two purposes. One is to steal a user\u2019s account money, and the other is to ruin an organization\u2019s reputation. Nevertheless, the attack may have some other threats as well. Find the risks associated with email spoofing below:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Identity_Theft\"><\/span>Identity Theft<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Hackers can send you fake emails to trick you into giving up your personally identifiable information (PII). With that information, hackers pretend to be you and use your <a href=\"https:\/\/iprovpn.com\/resources\/send-an-anonymous-email\/\">email account<\/a> for several unlawful activities. Identity theft could be very risky. Cybercriminals can misuse your identity and may take out bank loans using your information. It will end up being debt since all of the loans taken are unpaid in your name.<\/p>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Spreading_Malware\"><\/span>Spreading Malware<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Spreading malware is one of the most common purposes of email spoofing. By clicking on a malicious email, users end up installing malware in their system. Sometimes, a user redirects to a malicious website where a device gets hacked.<\/p>\n<p>Malware such as Ransomware is dangerous; it locks your device until you pay for the restoration. Therefore, it is always suggested to use updated antivirus software to prevent such risks.<\/p>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Theft_of_Trade_Secret\"><\/span>Theft of Trade Secret<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>With the help of email spoofing, cybercriminals also throw other attacks, like a man-in-the-middle attack, to steal your organization\u2019s trade secrets. Not only that, it may also lead to corporate espionage activities.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Avoid_Email_Spoofing\"><\/span>How to Avoid Email Spoofing?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Is there any way to detect a fake email? Unfortunately! There\u2019s none. For example, if a scammer sends you an email by impersonating your bank, you can\u2019t find it. Similarly, a common user cannot differentiate whether an email is coming from a trusted source or if someone is faking it.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, to avoid email spoofing, you need to be vigilant. I will show you how to avert email spoofing, plus you will also know what software you can install to keep your network well-protected.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Here_are_the_telltale_signs_of_a_spoofed_email\"><\/span>Here are the telltale signs of a spoofed email:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Ignore emails that create a sense of urgency and direct you to follow or click on links.<\/li>\n<li>Don\u2019t just see the sender field and display name. Check spelling and content tone to figure out if the source is legitimate.<\/li>\n<li>Check spelling errors in the URLs.<\/li>\n<li>Never open links or attachments that ask you to log in.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Stop_Email_Spoofing\"><\/span>How to Stop Email Spoofing?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The best way to stop email spoofing threats is to deploy certain frameworks. I am showing you a list of the best frameworks to combat email spoofing tricks:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sender_Policy_Framework\"><\/span>Sender Policy Framework<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>SPF is an email authentication method that aids companies in verifying sthe sender address. You have to publish the SPF record in DNS. This record contains the list of IP addresses that are allowed to send emails on your behalf. Employing an <a href=\"https:\/\/easydmarc.com\/tools\/spf-lookup\">SPF record checker<\/a> can help you efficiently analyze and confirm the validity of these authorized IP addresses.<\/p>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Domain_Key_Identified_Mail\"><\/span>Domain Key Identified Mail<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>DKIM also needs you to update a DNS record, just like you did in SPF. In DKIM, a digital signature is required for the header of the email message. The organization\u2019s DNS record then verifies the signature. DKIM signatures are encrypted and can\u2019t be seen by end-users. Moreover, this authentication method also helps companies verify anything altered in the email attachments.<\/p>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Domain-Based_Message_Authentication_Reporting_and_Conformance\"><\/span>Domain-Based Message Authentication, Reporting, and Conformance<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dmarcreport.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DMARC<\/a> is another email authentication protocol. It ensures that domain owners know that their emails are secure. DMARC delivers an email only when it adheres to all the domain owner&#8217;s instructions in their DNS record.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/powerdmarc.com\/what-is-dmarc\/\">DMARC protocol<\/a> should be enabled as it helps protect emails against phishing and spoofing. If an email is fake or doesn\u2019t follow the listed instructions, it gets rejected by the receiving email server.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_iProVPN_Prevents_Email_Spoofing\"><\/span>How iProVPN Prevents Email Spoofing?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>iProVPN uses a robust 256-bit AES encryption protocol that prevents phishing attacks by encrypting communication, thus preventing Man-in-the-Middle attacks that redirect you to fake pages.<\/p>\n<p>It is suggested to always turn on your email authentication protocols and antivirus software to completely filter out spam from your email.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span>Conclusion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Remember, hackers never let an opportunity go to waste. They always find security holes to disrupt your security infrastructure. 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