Beware of Phishing emails

Beware of Phishing emails

por Ian Taylor -
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Phishing   


Phishing emails are designed to fraudulently obtain sensitive information such as usernames, passwords, financial details and more. Some of them are easy to spot, others not so much! 


Phishing emails have been circulating the college recently. This is an example of a common one:

Example of phishing email


These appear to come from your colleagues/teachers/peers and seem legitimate. 


If you receive such an email, please do not follow any links from it. There is no need to report it, just delete it. Even if you click the link by mistake, DO NOT put your personal details into the linked page.


Please be assured that we are doing everything we can to prevent these emails appearing in your inbox.

I hope this is of some help. If you have any questions or concerns, please email - ict.helpdesk@newcollege.ac.uk

You can learn more about phishing scams here

(Edited by Paula Flaherty - original submission Tuesday, 12 February 2019, 10:56 AM)