One really common scam that exists on the internet is called phishing. Phishing is basically when a user gets an email that is ostensibly from a reliable source. Everything would look pretty much standard within this email, but there would be a link that you would be able to click within the email. This link is what would cause you to lose quite a bit of data if you end up clicking on it because of the fact that it would lead you to a webpage that would steal data from your system or potentially install a virus onto your device that would end up doing a lot of damage all in all.
Instagram is taking steps to protect its users from the dangers of phishing. Now, there will be an easy to access list of emails that Instagram has officially sent out.
Heads up: Today, we’re launching a new feature to help people identify phishing emails claiming to be from Instagram. This account security feature (accessed through Settings) allows anyone to check if an email claiming to be from Instagram is genuine. pic.twitter.com/3UE5kSypM6— Instagram (@instagram) October 7, 2019
If you get an email from the company, you can simply cross check it with the published list. If the email is on the list then you can rest assured that it is probably nothing to worry about. However, if the email is not in the security tab then you are probably being targeted for phishing and you would do well to log some kind of a complaint with Instagram so that they know what is happening and can try to put a stop to it.

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