To our faculty, staff and students -
We have recently received reports of email scams sent to some members of our university community. Most recently, there has been a phishing scam involving a check for employment which requires the recipient to return a portion of the payment when the check is cashed. In order to protect our campus it is very important to understand how these scams work and what we can do to prevent ourselves from being compromised.
What is Phishing?
Phishing is an online attempt to gain sensitive information (login info, credit card details, money, etc.) by pretending to be a trustworthy entity. Criminals can use phishing, spam and other malicious email to gain access to your personal and financial information, as well as sensitive university information and access to EIU resources.
Malicious email typically:
Suspect Phishing?
You can report suspicious emails:
Compromised?
If you gave personal information in response to a phishing email or on a suspicious webpage, your account may be compromised.
If you have additional questions or concerns please feel free to call our Help Desk.