The online safety and security of the University of Guelph community is our top priority. One of the most common methods for cyber criminals to access your personal information is through email phishing scams, where they attempt to lure you into clicking on a link or opening an attachment, try to convince you to share your identity information (e.g. passwords), or try to infect your system with malware.
If you receive a suspected a phishing attempt:
Subject: Package for you
This messаge was sеnt tо yоu at thе rеquеst of Soul Technologies to nоtify you thаt thе shipment infоrmаtiоn below hаs bеen trаnsmitted to UРS. Thе physiсаl раckagе mаy or mаy nоt have actually beеn tеndеred tо UРS for shiрment. You can reschedule delivery by arriving to the closest Canada Post office branch with the printed delivery invoice specified below.
Subject: Guelph Semester Report
University of Guelph - February Semester Report
Content : guelph.pdf (Protected)
Subject: JOB OFFER
Message Content
Subject : Tutor
From : phishing@paypal.com, oiwajdokadwjow21758951@siefy-contaco.com, oiwajdokadwjow21758950@siefy-contaco.com
Subject : Fwd: 【Payment Recived】Receipt from agoda LTD - From Omaha, Nebraska 14.42 PM (Date)
Please open invoice on (PDF) for detail transaction..
PayPal Team,
From: First Last <firstlast@somewhere.com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2018 9:47 AM
To: first last
Subject: Outlook update.
Staff and Student E-mail Migration Security Warning.
Due to the constant Incident report, All E-mail accounts are to Migrate to the new OUTLOOK WEB PREMIUM for Faculty Staff and Members, Ensure you migrate immediately Click here to migrate.
If you do not migrate your account in the next 24 hours you will loose access to your account totally.
From: Various Friendly Sounding Names
Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2018 8:48 PM
To: NNNNNN
Subject: University of Guelph
Subject: U OF G
From: FirstName LastName
Date: Today, 11:13 AM
Dear Email user
The IT Service Center has observed some intruders trying to gained access to the university email and we have put on hold to it
Kindly reactivate your account to avoid any interruption when using your email account by following the link below REACTIVATE [LINK REMOVED]
From : emailsubscription(@)appstoreappl.onmicrosoft.com, appstore-email.purchase@signincloudapple.onmicrosoft.com
Subject : Your receipt purchase confirmation #NNHRHRYWVNJ