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
- May 24, 2023
From: Uwo Password Manager
Subject: Final Reminder: [Western address] password expires on 5/24/2023
This is a mandatory service communication
Microsoft Password Expiration Notification
Your password is set to expire today.
Please confirm if you want to continue with the current Password.
Note: Action is required immediately to avoid login interruption.
- May 03, 2023
Subject: Phishing text msg
!! Action Required: uwo.ca Office365 Password is set to expire in 24 hours use the link below to keep the same password
https: // office365eduemailverification956.godaddysites.com/.
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