When can you tell if a bank email is legit or phishing?

[KevinSJ]

So I just got a weird email that looks like it’s from my bank, asking me to click a link to verify a small transaction I don’t recognize. The thing is, the sender address looks almost right, but not quite, and now I’m second-guessing myself. Has anyone else had this happen and figured out a reliable way to tell if it’s a genuine alert or a phishing attempt?

[AbigailJ]

That email would freak me out too I get the urge to click when it looks almost legit but my brain says pause and check the sender before doing anything

[Nicholas_W]

Start by inspecting the sender domain and the header if you can without clicking any link a small misspelling or a strange domain is a red flag better to type the official site address into your browser or call the bank

[Matthew.R]

I once got a note saying verify a transfer I did not recognize I felt sure then realized my eyes played tricks on me the world is full of little scams

[LoganEL]

Maybe the problem is not the alert but the channel banks use many push or SMS alerts and not email so this framing could be phishing and a test of your reflexes more than a real alert

[Eric35]

Im skeptical that a real bank would ask for a click from an email it would feel like a phishing move if the channel is wrong so take a breath and verify through a separate channel

[CamilaJ]

If you want a quick check try this non technical approach dont click a link go to the bank app or site and review recent transactions and if in doubt call the bank directly