Scam Emails

EMAIL SCAMS - A Message from IT Security Services
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Industry standard email is inherently insecure. False emails are easily created and can be easily and widely delivered. These are the main reasons why email spam and email scams are still rampant.

Do not respond to emails requesting for sensitive information. The University will never request for sensitive information via email. Be wary of unsolicited emails, especially those purporting to be from banks and other financial institutions. Do not provide any sensitive information, follow any links, download or execute attachments in unsolicited emails. Please report any such emails via the webform at the IT Security website, or call the Information Services Service Desk at 834 40888.

Within the University, the Service Desk in Information Services is in charge of sending emails on alerts and announcements.

If you have sent any sensitive information (for example, your password) in response to an unsolicited email, you must change the sensitive information immediately.

Examples of these scam emails are below: