How to Handle Spam/Phishing Emails
Phishing is the attempt to obtain sensitive information such as usernames, passwords, and credit card information, often for malicious reasons, by disguising as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication.
Email Spam is the use of electronic messaging systems to send an unsolicited message, especially advertising, as well as sending messages repeatedly on the same site
Instructions
If a Phishing or Spam message has been received please report these emails as a phishing scam or spam message directly in Google Mail.
Open the particular email message in Google Mail and drop the following drop-down menu and click either Report Spam or Report Phishing
Clicking Report Spam will automatically report it as spam.
If an email is deemed to be a phishing scam, or a foreign entity attempting to gain access to personal information, please utilize the Phish Alert option, and the following window will be presented. Once the window opens, hit the Report button.
If there are any questions or issues please contact IT Services