Spam and Phishing Emails Phishing emails are messages sent by
individuals trying to "fish" for personal or financial
information. Phishers are getting better every day at making
their messages look authentic. There are two types of phishing
emails: - Emails that ask you to reply to the message with
confidential information, such as your user ID and password.
Never respond to any email with confidential information. UH and
other legitimate businesses will never ask for this information
via email. - Emails that ask you to click on a link to a web
page, which then asks you to provide confidential information.
Many times these web pages look like legitimate sites, such as
Bank of America or PayPal, but they are not. When you provide
your user ID and password, this information is captured by the
phisher, who can then use it to log into the legitimate site.
What to do if you get a phishing email - Send any phishing
emails you receive, including its full header information, to
firstname.lastname@example.org. - If yo