{"id":11151,"date":"2021-03-17T09:00:09","date_gmt":"2021-03-17T16:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/socialcatfish.com\/blog\/?p=11151"},"modified":"2026-01-23T10:48:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T18:48:12","slug":"st-patricks-day-phishing-scams-greeting-card-scams-and-phishing-emails-to-watch-out-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.socialcatfish.cloud\/scamfish\/st-patricks-day-phishing-scams-greeting-card-scams-and-phishing-emails-to-watch-out-for\/","title":{"rendered":"St. Patrick’s Day Phishing Scams: Greeting Card Scams and Phishing Emails to Watch Out For"},"content":{"rendered":"

While St. Patrick’s Day is about the luck of the Irish, there are people who haven’t been so lucky this holiday season. Scammers will do anything to scam their victims<\/a> and will use holidays as an excuse to scam people out of money. St. Patrick’s Day is no exception since this allows scammers to create fake greeting cards<\/a> and phishing emails<\/a> as a means to commit identity fraud<\/a> and drain victims’ bank accounts.<\/a> Therefore, it is important to know how to avoid St. Patrick’s Day phishing scams.<\/p>\n

Types of St. Patrick’s Day Phishing Scams<\/h2>\n[aesop_image img=”https:\/\/socialcatfish.com\/scamfish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/St-patricks-calendar-date-896894-scaled.jpg” panorama=”off” imgwidth=”100%” align=”center” lightbox=”off” captionsrc=”custom” captionposition=”center” revealfx=”off” overlay_revealfx=”off”]\n

Phishing Emails and Messages<\/h3>\n

Scammers send phishing emails and text messages<\/a> and come up with an excuse related to St. Patrick’s Day as to why you need to click on the link. The scammer might trick you by stating that there’s a St. Patrick’s Day sale or that there’s a St. Patrick’s Day virus you need to get rid of.<\/p>\n

However, once you click on the link to partake in a sale or to remove this virus, malware gets downloaded<\/a> onto your device without even knowing it. Then, the fake website<\/a> has a fake form to fill out your personal and financial information, thinking that you’re buying something. Scammers take that information and steal your money and commit identity theft.<\/a><\/p>\n

Fake Greeting Cards<\/h3>\n

Scammers send phishing emails containing fake greeting cards and links that supposedly lead to them. However, once you click on these fake links, it takes you to a phishing website<\/a> with a fake form. Along with this, malware gets downloaded onto your device.<\/p>\n

The form is to “verify that it’s you opening the card” by asking you your personal information. However, once scammers get your information they commit identity theft with it instead.<\/p>\n

Fake Irish Websites<\/h3>\n

You go and search up festive wallpaper and screensavers for your computer during the holidays and click on a website that claims they have what you want. You also want to shop online<\/a> and find a website that sells festive Irish merch.<\/p>\n

You try and download the wallpaper or screensaver or buy the item you want, but it won’t let you unless you can verify that you’re a real person. It asks you to fill out a form with your information to make a payment for the wallpaper, screensaver, or item you want. However, once you enter that information, scammers use it to steal your money and commit identity fraud.<\/p>\n

How to Avoid St. Patrick’s Day Phishing Scams<\/h2>\n[aesop_image img=”https:\/\/socialcatfish.com\/scamfish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/St-patricks-day-greetings-896883-scaled.jpg” panorama=”off” imgwidth=”100%” align=”center” lightbox=”off” captionsrc=”custom” captionposition=”center” revealfx=”off” overlay_revealfx=”off”]\n