Phishing
Have you ever received an email claiming to be from your IT group asking for your email user name and password? Do not respond to it! What you have just received is a 'Phishing Email'. It is not a legitimate email message.
What is Phishing?
PhishingOften phishing emails will tell you that there is a system upgrade or that your account will deleted if you do not respond.
Your Campus IT groups will never send you unsolicited emails asking for your username and password.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: I've responded to the phishing email. What should I do? A: Immediately change your password!
Q: I responded to a phishing email. Now I can't log into my email account A: After the system administrators receive notification about a new phishing email attack they try to identify any users that have responded to the phishing email
Q: I am not sure if the email message I received is legitimate. What should I do? A: If you are not sure if a message is authentic, forward the mesasge to help@umaryland.edu. Do not respond to the message itself. Forward the message to help@umaryland.edu.
Other Resources
Here are some websites with information about phishing and identifying fraudulent emails
Recognizing phishing scams and fraudulent e-mails - A website from Microsoft
