Phishing emails to watch out for

[Russb]

Had any suspicious looking emails hit your inbox lately?

Phishing emails are hoax emails that try and trick you into disclosing your personal information. They're made to look like they come from a trusted source and usually ask you to click on a link to log in, update your contact details or even provide credit card information.

It’s smart to question any email that asks you to submit your details, even if it has the logo or email address of an official organisation. Here's some tips on what to look out for.

Got any examples? Share them so we can all be on the lookout.

[Russb]

Here's a phishing email that was circulating through a number of RMIT email addresses last week... 

The 'View file' link takes you to a fake web address. Although it looks like a legitimate Dropbox page, the odd URL gives it away!  

[Russb]

Here's another recent hoax email...

The suspect link then takes you to an Excel file that requests your email password!

 

[michael_w]

Hi all,

A new phishing email is doing the rounds at RMIT.

It claims to be from IT Services, though as you can see in this screenshot - the email and web address are not right. 

[Walter_B]

thanks for the heads up!

What do i do if I receive one of these? 

ie. do i just delete it or do i need to run a scan or something?

[michael_w]

Hey @Walter_B

We've put together a guide on Phishing, which covers some steps to take when you receive a suspect email.

It is over here:

https://community.its.rmit.edu.au/t5/IT-Knowledge-Base/About-Phishing/ba-p/3106

Cheers.

[Audrey]

[markw]

Got this email today promising an $8k tax return.  I badly want to believe it!  Pity I already got my tax return.

Phishing scam to get your bank details.  DO NOT CLICK

[markw]

[AdrianMiles]

Got one today about microsoft office with a "clicking here" link (goes to a wix hosted site). Text is:

As part of our effort to improve your experience across our consumer services, we're updating the Microsoft Services Agreement and the Microsoft Privacy Statement. We want to take this opportunity to notify you about these updates. by  CLICKING HERE  for updates and verification, failure to do this your E-Mail account will be suspended.

We apologize for any inconvenience this might cause you.

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