Objective
Learn how to Identify Phishing Emails
Users
- Students
- Faculty
- Staff
- Affiliates
- Volunteers
- Alumni
- Other users with a University of Nebraska email account
Before You Begin
You will need to log into your university email in an approved Outlook Client
Common Phishing Scams to look for
- Bank Accounts should never be accessed using a link in an email. Always use the bank's website to login.
- Unsolicited email promising money or a job.
- Job scams may include promises and details for a personal assistant, pet sitter, or some other temporary job.
- One such scam is telling you that they will send a check for more than you are to be paid, and you will use the extra money to pay for supplies, etc.
- The check that is sent to you is a fraudulent check, and the bank will not know it until they try to collect on the check.
- If you have spent the money, you will be responsible for paying the money back to the bank.
- Communications regarding unemployment insurance forms when you have not applied for unemployment benefits.
- Communications regarding any fees involved in filing or qualifying for unemployment insurance.
Spotting a Phishing Email
- Make sure that the email is coming from someone's correct email address
- Campus Emails should be from the following addresses(@unk.edu, @unl.edu, @unomaha.edu, @nebraska.edu)
- Check for a lot of grammatical and spelling mistakes within the email
- Make sure the process\procedures makes sense for whom the email is coming from
- I.E. Receiving an email from "Financial Aid" about registering for classes
- Double check that the links in the email point to where they should
- For Examples of the topics above check out the Photos Below. Please click on a Photo to see a larger version of it.
- For More examples of the topics above check out the Photos Below. Please click on a Photo to see a larger version of it.
More tips to help you Identify phishing emails
- Think before you click
- You shouldn’t automatically trust any email message, especially if it sounds frightening or too good to be true.
- Familiar logos, senders’ names, and personal information are often faked by scammers.
- Be wary of unexpected requests for personal information.
- ITS will never ask you for your login or passwords or other personal information.
- Never send any account numbers, PINs, or login credentials through email
- Verify attachments before opening or downloading
- Even if an email seems to come from a company or person you trust, don’t open an unexpected attachment.
Dealing with a Phishing Email
If you feel that you have received a phishing email to your university email account please follow the instructions in the Report Phishing Article to Report it