email scams /channels/taxonomy/term/4347/all en Phishing scam: ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ Shared Docs with you /channels/channels/news/phishing-scam-mcgill-university-shared-docs-you-359121 <p>A targeted phishing email is currently circulating, asking you to open an attachment that contains a fraudulent link to shared documents. See an example of the message on the top of this page.</p> <p><strong>Please DO NOT click any links or reply to the message. Delete this email immediately! It does NOT come from a ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ source.</strong></p> Fri, 30 Aug 2024 20:57:24 +0000 webfull 201917 at /channels Phishing scam: RE: Final Reminder: Complete: [name] DocsOnline Docs Via E-Sign #63 - Mcgill Project-08(REVISED) /channels/channels/news/phishing-scam-re-final-reminder-complete-name-docsonline-docs-e-sign-63-mcgill-project-08revised-352791 <p>A phishing email is targeting the ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ community with the subject "RE: Final Reminder: Complete: [name] DocsOnline Docs Via E-Sign #63 - Mcgill Project-08(REVISED)."  See an example of the message above.</p> Fri, 17 Nov 2023 19:09:26 +0000 webfull 194864 at /channels New recipient limit for Non-2FA enabled ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ email accounts /channels/channels/news/new-recipient-limit-non-2fa-enabled-mcgill-email-accounts-351476 <p>In an effort to limit the impacts of unsolicited and fraudulent emails being sent in large numbers to the ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ community, <strong>±«ÓãÖ±²¥â€™s IT Infrastructure & Information Security</strong> has decided to limit the number of emails that can be sent from <strong>non-2FA</strong> (<a href="https://mcgill.service-now.com/itportal?id=kb_article_view&sysparm_article=KB0011452">two-factor authentication</a>) enabled email accounts.</p> Thu, 28 Sep 2023 20:15:18 +0000 webfull 193332 at /channels Phishing scam: (Attention chair.psychiatry) | Re-authenticate 2 Factor Authentication (2Fa) | September 2023 /channels/channels/news/phishing-scam-attention-chairpsychiatry-re-authenticate-2-factor-authentication-2fa-september-2023-350993 <p>A phishing email is targeting the ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ community with the subject "(Attention chair.psychiatry) | Re-authenticate 2 Factor Authentication (2Fa) | September 2023".  See an example of the message above. The message contains a QR code and asks you to scan it with your phone camera: </p> <p>"Dear User:</p> <p>Your authenticator session has expired today. Kindly re-authentication with your mobile device to avoid being locked out of your email account. </p> <p><strong>Quickly scan the QR Code below with your smartphone camera to re-authenticated your password security.</strong></p> Fri, 15 Sep 2023 15:41:28 +0000 webfull 192769 at /channels Phishing scam: Mcgill Authentication For [name]@mcgill.ca Expires on [date] /channels/channels/news/phishing-scam-mcgill-authentication-namemcgillca-expires-date-350870 <p>A phishing email is targeting the ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ community with the subject "Mcgill Authentication For [name]@mcgill.ca Expires on [date]".  See an example of the message above. The message contains a QR code and asks you to scan it with your phone camera: </p> <p>"Message date: [date]</p> <p>Promptly scan below QR code with your phone camera to release HELD messages </p> <p>[<em>fraudulent QR code</em>]</p> <p>Some messages failed to load and could'nt be delivered."</p> <p> </p> Tue, 12 Sep 2023 21:22:11 +0000 webfull 192627 at /channels Phishing scam: "Completed: Complete with Via-Sign: #7 - 34499-07-# Monday July 2023" /channels/channels/news/phishing-scam-completed-complete-sign-7-34499-07-monday-july-2023-349081 <p>There is a phishing email targeting the ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ community with the subject "<strong>Completed: Complete with Via-Sign: #7 - 34499-07-# Monday July 2023</strong>". The message body contains a fraudulent link. </p> <p> </p> Mon, 17 Jul 2023 20:52:50 +0000 webfull 190538 at /channels Phishing scam: "Microsoft De-Activation In Progress" /channels/channels/news/phishing-scam-microsoft-de-activation-progress-348318 <p>There is a phishing email targeting the ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ community with the subject "Microsoft De-Activation In Progress".  See an example of the message above. The example we received says,</p> <p>"Dear User,</p> <p>This is the last time we will notify you that we'll stop processing incoming emails in your school account, and the reason is you failed to verify your Microsoft account which may lead to the permanent deletion of your account from our database in the next few hours.</p> <p>Kindly take a minute to complete our email verification below</p> Tue, 11 Jul 2023 17:28:35 +0000 webfull 190491 at /channels Phishing scam: From "Document Notification", subject line "[Date] Message for..." /channels/channels/news/phishing-scam-document-notification-subject-line-date-message-348467 <p>A targeted phishing email is currently circulating, asking you to click on a fraudulent link (see image).</p> <p><strong>Please DO NOT click any links or reply to the message. Delete this email immediately! It does NOT come from a ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ source.</strong></p> Thu, 25 May 2023 21:14:54 +0000 webfull 189821 at /channels Phishing scam: Subject line "Action required: for..." /channels/channels/news/phishing-scam-subject-line-action-required-348393 <p>A targeted phishing email is currently circulating, asking you to open an attachment that contains a fraudulent link. See an example of the message to the left.</p> <p><strong>Please DO NOT click any links or reply to the message. Delete this email immediately! It does NOT come from a ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ source.</strong></p> Thu, 18 May 2023 16:30:56 +0000 webfull 189725 at /channels Phishing scam: "HIRING!!! SERIOUS ENQUIRES ONLY NOTE: ( 18+ and Above )" /channels/channels/news/phishing-scam-hiring-serious-enquires-only-note-18-and-above-342055 <p>A targeted phishing email is currently circulating, asking you to open an attachment that contains a fraudulent link to a shared document. See an example of the message to the left.</p> <p><strong>Please DO NOT click any links or reply to the message. Delete this email immediately! It does NOT come from a ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ source.</strong></p> Tue, 20 Sep 2022 13:51:00 +0000 webfull 182670 at /channels Phishing scam: "Office 365 Password Requirement Pending" /channels/channels/news/phishing-scam-office-365-password-requirement-pending-342048 <p>A targeted phishing email is currently circulating, asking you to open an attachment that contains a fraudulent link to a shared document. See an example of the message to the left.</p> <p><strong>Please DO NOT click any links or reply to the message. Delete this email immediately! It does NOT come from a ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ source.</strong></p> Tue, 20 Sep 2022 13:49:05 +0000 webfull 182669 at /channels