Like the stately fowl, Nevermore, in Edgar Allen Poe’s 1845 poem “The Raven” malicious cyber actors seek to perch themself upon Pallas, your Inbox Door. Their tapping at your chamber door and leaded window is an insistent repetition to scheme their way in, and help themselves to the treasure trove of personal information which you have. Do not let these ‘fowl’ actors flirt and flutter their way in by opening the shutter.
Check the sending email address to see who it is actually from. Like the raven, Nevermore, they try to trick their way in, relying that you will willfully let them in. If you are suspicious of an email that you received then follow these STEPS in determining and reporting phishing emails. Do not reply to their messages or open their links.
If it is a ‘fowl’ actor attempting to perch themself upon Pallas, you probably are not the only one. Many times they are also insistently tapping upon your fellow colleagues’ window lattice too. If you follow these STEPS, and also report the phishing email to GMail, it keeps the shutters closed so that these ‘fowl’ actors cannot flirt and flutter their way in and obtain your or our students information
See it so you don’t click it.
The signs can be subtle, but once you recognize a phishing attempt you can avoid falling for it. Here are some quick tips on how to clearly spot a fake phishing email:
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Contains an offer that’s too good to be true
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Language that’s urgent, alarming, or threatening
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Poorly-crafted writing with misspellings, and bad grammar
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Greetings that are ambiguous or very generic
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Requests to send personal information
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Urgency to click on an unfamiliar hyperlinks or attachment
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Strange or abrupt business requests
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Sending e-mail address doesn’t match the company it’s coming from
Oh no! I see a phishing email. What do I do?
Don’t worry, you’ve already done the hard part which is recognizing that an email is fake and part of a criminal’s phishing expedition.
If you’re at the office and the email came to your work email address, report it to your IT manager or security officer as quickly as possible. (CPISD - Report Phishing via gmail in a web browser. This report goes to the IT team at CP.)
If you’re at home and the email came to your personal email address. Do not click on any links (even the unsubscribe link) or reply back to the email and JUST DELETE IT. You can take your protection a step further and block the sending address from your email program, too.
Information borrowed from:
https://staysafeonline.org/theft-fraud-cybercrime/phishing/
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