Suspicious Email (Mark as Spam) | Potential Phishing

Detecting SPAM

*Spam is unsolicited e-mail*

• Intentional spam comes from spammers who solicit products or seek to commit fraud
• Unintentional spam originates from computers that are infected with a virus or worm that activates e-mail distribution in the background

Detecting Phishing

*Phishing is the attempt to obtain sensitive information*

• Phishing is a special type of spam that is intended to swindle us into entering personal or account information for the purpose of breaching our account and committing identity theft or fraud.
• Phishing emails often appear as messages from a legitimate company and request that you send personal details in reply or click a link.
  • NEVER CLICK SUSPICIOUS LINKS
  • NEVER CLICK/DOWNLOAD SUSPICIOUS ATTACHMENTS

Determine

• Be skeptical of any email which asks for private information
  • Analyze any message carefully that comes from unfamiliar sources or conversations that we did not initiate.
  • Telltale signs of phishing include From: and Reply-To: fields to mask the source of the email, salutations using strange language or grammar, an unreasonable sense of urgency, unfamiliar financial institution, requires the recipient to click on a link, etc.

Defend

*FWD the entire MSG to [e-mail] for review if/when unsure(Subject Line: SPAM/Phishing)*

• Without opening the email, select the respective check box(es)
• Click the "" button to "Report Spam"

1. With the email open, expand "more" options, via the "" button(upper-right)
2. Click "Report Spam"
3. Click "Report Phishing"

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