{"id":15232,"date":"2025-08-22T10:08:19","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T15:08:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/information-technology\/?page_id=15232"},"modified":"2026-01-14T13:48:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T19:48:17","slug":"phishing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/information-technology\/cybersecurity\/phishing\/","title":{"rendered":"Phishing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-phishing-scams\">Phishing Scams<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Phishing is a form of social engineering where a scammer pretends to be a trusted person or organization to trick you into sharing information. If successful, scammers can steal data, install malware or lock systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>If you are unsure of an email&#8217;s legitimacy, forward it to <a href=\"mailto:abuse@uwm.edu\">abuse@uwm.edu<\/a>.<\/strong> <strong>Our security team will confirm if it\u2019s a scam.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-signs-of-a-scam\">Signs of a Scam<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch for messages that:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Come from unknown senders<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use urgent language or short deadlines<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Offer jobs, prizes or deals that seem too good to be true<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ask for personal info, MFA codes or payment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Contain links or attachments<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reference 51ÁÔÆæ vaguely or without personalization<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-common-scam-types\">Common Scam Types<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Job Scams:<\/strong> high pay, few hours, external\/internal 51ÁÔÆæ emails<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Gift Card:<\/strong> asks you to buy and share gift card numbers or photos of the cards<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Phone (Smishing\/Vishing):<\/strong> unknown numbers, urgent \u201cauthority\u201d calls<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Security Breach:<\/strong> claims your account is compromised; requests MFA\/passwords<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Cloud Storage:<\/strong> demands money to avoid leaks or deletions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Social Media:<\/strong> fake accounts, unsolicited DMs, low profile engagement<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-to-handle-a-phishing-email\">How to Handle a Phishing Email<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Don\u2019t click links or open attachments<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Don\u2019t reply or share personal information<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mark the email as Phishing, follow the directions in this <a href=\"https:\/\/kb.uwm.edu\/60734\">M365 Outlook Reporting Phishing Article<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Report the email to <a href=\"mailto:abuse@uwm.edu\">abuse@uwm.edu<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you need additional assistance, contact the <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/information-technology\/help\/\">51ÁÔÆæ Help Desk<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col uwm-l-col--4 uwm-l-offset--1\"><div class=\"content_block\" id=\"custom_post_widget-12566\">\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-p-card--color-head uwm-p-card--contact uwm-u-mb-40\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--profile-header\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--profile-header-text\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--title\">51ÁÔÆæ Help Desk<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\">\n<ul class=\"uwm-c-list--contact uwm-c-list--cleanlist\">\n<li><i class=\"fa-solid fa-envelope fa-fw\"><\/i><a href=\"mailto:helpdesk@it.uwm.edu\">helpdesk@it.uwm.edu<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><i class=\"fa-solid fa-mobile-screen-button fa-fw\"><\/i><a href=\"tel:414-229-4040\">414-229-4040<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/information-technology\/request-support\/\" class=\"uwm-p-card--link\">Online Support Form<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-buttons--full\">\n<a class=\"uwm-c-button uwm-c-button--full uwm-u-mb-20\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/information-technology\/cybersecurity\/cybersecurity-incident-form\/\" rel=\"\">Cybersecurity Incident Form<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-buttons--full\">\n<a class=\"uwm-c-button uwm-c-button--full uwm-u-mb-20\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/information-technology\/cybersecurity\/request-secure-data-disposal-through-cts\/\" rel=\"\">Request Secure Data Disposal<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-block-otp-nav \"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":19041,"featured_media":0,"parent":1658,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","uwm_wg_additional_authors":[]},"class_list":["post-15232","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - 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