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- Sender & links
- lookalike domains, shortened links, mismatched addresses
- Pressure
- deadlines, threats, prizes, too-good-to-be-true pay
- Money & data asks
- gift cards, off-platform payment, one-time codes
- Domain age
- live registration lookup for every domain in the text