Protect Your Computer, Your Data and Yourself Thursday, August
16, 2012 Identify Email Scams (Phishing, Spoofing, etc.)
Recently, 26 UNCW email accounts were compromised when
individuals followed links in a phishing scam. These compromised
accounts then sent 11,420 SPAM messages to off-campus email
addresses over the course of 14 days. Such activity can
negatively affect UNCW's email reputation and cause our email to
be perceived as SPAM. Help keep yourself and UNCW's reputation
safe - Don't fall prey to these scams. Signs of a fraudulent
email include: - Numerous spelling errors or typos - A generic
greeting instead of the email being addressed to you - Unknown
or unfamiliar email addresses - Requests for confidential
information - Receiving "system undeliverable" messages from an
unknown email address Stay Safe on FACEBOOK (& other sites) -
Don't post your full name, Social Security number, address,
phone number, or bank and credit card account numbers. - Be
cautious about posting information that could be