Phishing

Phishing is a form of identity theft which uses e-mail, instant message and/or malicious web sites in order to obtain sensitive personal information about a victim. Frequently, these e-mails may appear to be from a business, financial institution or a University, they often request the victim to verify, or update their account information. University of Oregon e-mail addresses have been the target of many Phishing scams, if you receive an e-mail that you believe may be a Phishing scam, please disregard the email. If you are unsure whether an email is fraudulent, you may forward the email to micro@uoregon.edu.

Three Signs of a Phishing Scam

• The e-mail requests you to reply with sensitive personal information ( e.g. credit card numbers, bank account numbers, passwords, social security numbers etc.)
• The e-mail does not address you personally, (e.g. Sir/Madam instead of Dear John Smith)
• The e-mail requests immediate response as a result of a data loss or system failure

If you believe you have been involved in a Phishing scam

If the scam involved the compromise of your University of Oregon credentials (e.g. Duck ID, PAC, PIN) please contact Microcomputer Services at micro@uoregon.edu.

Otherwise, immediately contact the institution for which your credentials were compromised.