What is a phishing attack?

Phishing is a social engineering technique where fraudsters impersonate entities like STOKR to steal your credentials and sensitive information. Rather than exploiting technical vulnerabilities, these attacks manipulate human psychology and trust to deceive users into revealing account access information.

Most phishing attempts arrive as fraudulent emails that direct victims to fake websites. These messages typically create urgency around account verification or security alerts, leading users to convincing replicas of legitimate platforms designed to capture login credentials.

Attackers use various methods to reach potential victims:

• Spoofed emails appearing to come from official STOKR addresses
• Text messages claiming to be from our support or compliance team
• Fake websites that closely mimic our legitimate platform
• Impersonation attempts where scammers pose as STOKR representatives