When viewing a potential Phishing message, there are a few key items to look for to check the validity:

• A message from PenTeleData, or most other reputable companies, would not come from Hotmail or another free email account.
• A logo can make the message look authentic, but anyone can copy and paste an image.
• Don’t be fooled just because the sender uses your real name. The message can still be from a stranger across the street, across the country, or around the world.
• An informational email will not ask you to respond. Phishers generally create a sense of urgency for you to reply.
• Click-on links can be fake. In other words, they may not direct you to the website they appear to represent. A hyperlink is a word, group of words, or image that you can click on to jump to a new webpage, document or a new section within the current document. Unless these are clearly stated addresses (and even they can be deceiving), never click on a hyperlink.
• Misspelled words and grammatical errors are often an immediate tip-off that the message is likely a Phishing attempt.
• No respectable organization or company will ask you for your social security number, account numbers, password, or date of birth in an email.
• If the message does not contain alternate contact information, such as a telephone number, that matches your credit card or billing statement, it is likely a scam.
• The URL should match any links in the email. They should reference the same domain name, without any misspellings.