Spam, Phishing and Scam Emails & Texts
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 https://www.uwo.ca/wts/.
Recent Scam Emails and Text Messages
DO NOT respond to these or any email or text message that looks similar
- June 11, 2025
From: a****u@uwo.ca
Subject: ADVANCE WARNING!!!
Your UWO Microsoft account has been filed under the list of accounts set for deactivation due to retirement/graduation/or transfer of the concerned account holder. But the record shows you are still active in service and so advised to verify this request otherwise give us reason to deactivate your university account.
Please Verify your UWO immediately to avoid Deactivation.
Please note this one-time submission and entry only..
Warm Regards,
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