Phonescams: Casting a Wide Net in an Orchard of Low-Hanging Fruit

This Cofense report outlines large-scale phone scam campaigns where attackers send polymorphic, brand‑spoofed emails (often AI-assisted) that urge victims to call provided VoIP numbers; the post illustrates examples, lists common behavioral indicators (urgency, impersonated brands, discouraging replies), and describes the simple repeatable workflow attackers use to scale these social-engineering attacks.