Phishing Alert

From: XXX XXXXX <xxxxxxxx@bears.unco.edu> -- The email is coming from a student email address

Subject: FW: BEARS

 Message:

You have 1 Unread Document from School Admin.

Please Click To View Unread Message :BEARSUNCO2020

Thanks, 

Additional Information:

UNC is the target of a new phishing scam. Users are sent, what appears to be, a message from student email address. You can report phishing emails by selecting the Report Message button in the Outlook ribbon or the Junk button in web email.

If you are a victim of this scam, you should:

  • Cease communication with the person, and contact the UNC Police Department at 970-351-2245.
  • Report the incident on the Stop Fraud Colorado site, and visit FraudSupport.org to go through the report, recover and reinforce process.