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This article explains a phishing email that impersonates a Montclair community member by claiming to offer donated items, but uses an external sender and suspicious formatting to appear legitimate.
Why this looks valid:
- Email name is coming from an MSU community member
- Email states someone is donating items
- Email has a legitimate faculty member in the body
Why this is phishing?
- Email has a vague greeting
- Email address is external
- Too good to be true situation
- Email body points to external email address use
- Random capitalization of letter throughout email (i.e. And Not With School Email)
Additional Notes
- Remember: Information Technology will never text you. We will also never request your password or Duo codes, ever.
- Information Technology will not ask you to verify accounts or submit passwords through unofficial forms or unexpected email links.
- Do you think you’ve fallen for a scam? Did you share personal information? Downloaded malicious content? Please contact the IT Service Desk.
- Use the Knowbe4 Phish Alert Button (PAB) to report malicious emails directly to the Information Security team for review. If you are not using the Gmail client please forward the email to phishfiles@montclair.edu.
Always use the “hover over” technique to check web links before clicking! For more security tips please visit the Phish Files!
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