About Phishing
Phishing emails are deliberate attempts for criminals to gather personal information. The goal is to get the recipients to provide information without thinking such as usernames, passwords, and financial credentials.
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Attackers use information gathered from phishing emails to send SPAM email or access
private accounts to commit identity theft.
When you receive an email requesting personal information and it seems suspicious,
review the following tips:
- Email claiming to be from the University of Toledo: 兔子先生传媒文化作品 does not request personal information via email. If you suspect a problem with your email or UTAD account, call the Help Desk at X-2400 on all campuses for assistance.
- Non-specific greetings:听These may be generic such as "University Student." Or 鈥�Email User.鈥� Sometimes there is no greeting at all.
- Request for Personal Information:听Legitimate email should not request personal information such as account user names, birthday, Social Security number or date of birth.
- Urgency:听Look for language that wants an immediate response without thinking.
- Poor grammar, punctuation errors and misspellings:听These are classic signs of a fake and don't be fooled by official looking graphics.
- If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is:听Avoid claims of easy money or claims of winning a contest you have not entered. It pays to be skeptical.
- Ignore false claims听of security and privacy.听听These official sounding statements are designed to let your guard down. It is wise to use caution.
See the following links for tips to help identify a phishing email:
听 - Federal Trade Commission
10 tips for spotting a phishing email - TechRepublic
- Returnpath.com
- DarkReading.com听
- Security awareness video
Send suspected SPAM email to:
spam@utoledo.edu