Spam and Phishing
Don't Get Phished!
Verify the authenticity of any email by checking Recent Official Emails Sent by WTS. If you do not see the email listed there, do not respond to it before verifying with WTS that it is a legitimate email.
You can make sure that you are visiting the real page posted by Western WTS (and not a well-crafted forgery) by hovering over the link and verifying that the site starts with http://www.uwo.ca/wts/.
Recent Phishing Emails on Campus
DO NOT respond to these or any email that looks similar
- July 06, 2018
From: Amanda Boyd
Subject: University of Western OntarioDear Staff/Student
Your Office 365 Email Account, was just signed in to from a new Windows device. You're getting this email to make sure it was you who made the attempt, if you are not the one kindly click Upgrade now to avoid suspicious activities by unknown persons in your account.
IT Help-Desk
University of Western Ontario - July 06, 2018
From: Terbuc Helena (Student)" <helena.terbuc@student.bruckneruni.at
Subject: Your mailboxYou have exceeded your email limit quota. upgrade your mailbox within the next 48 hours to enable you send and receive email CLICK HERE [redacted phishing URL] to upgrade your mailbox.
Copyright © 2018 All Rights Reserved. - July 04, 2018
From: "Bendschneider, Madison D." <madison_bendschne@mymail.eku.edu
Subject: University of Western OntarioKindly verify your office 365 to avoid been suspended by System Administrator. Click HERE to verify
- July 03, 2018
From: scchang@vghtpe.gov.tw <scchang@vghtpe.gov.tw>
Subject: Your mailboxKindly validate your E-mail by CLINKING HERE and fill the space to avoid mail intersection.
Copyright © Help-desk 2018 All Rights Reserved.
Published on and maintained in Cascade CMS.
