Phishing scam: Re: Mcgill
Beware of a recent phishing scam that is circulating with the subject line "Re: Mcgill". The email asks the recipient to click on a fraudulent link to manage their password. See an example of the message to the left.
If you receive this or a similar message, please DO NOT click on the link or reply to the message. If you receive content from people you do not know or from whom you do not expect to receive messages, delete the email immediately.
Phishing scam: per time offer
Beware of a recent phishing scam that is circulating with the subject line "per time offer". The email asks the recipient to “CLICK HERE” on a fraudulent link. See an example of the message to the left.
If you receive this or a similar message, please DO NOT click on the link or reply to the message. If you receive content from people you do not know or from whom you do not expect to receive messages, delete the email immediately.
Phishing scam: Approved Job Alert For Staff & Students or Work with us at your convenience
Beware of a recent phishing scam that is circulating with the subject line "McGill University Approved Job Alert For Staffs & Students" or "Work with us at your convenience". The email asks the recipient to “CLICK HERE TO APPLY” on a fraudulent link. See an example of the message to the left.
Phishing scam: We received a request from you
Beware of a recent phishing scam that is circulating with the subject line "We received a request from you". The email asks the recipient to “CLICK HERE TO VERIFY” on a fraudulent link. See an example of the message to the left.
Phishing scam: McGill University Job Opportunity
Beware of a recent phishing scam that is circulating with the subject line "McGill University Job Opportunity". The email asks the recipient to “CLICK HERE TO APPLY” on a fraudulent link.
If you receive this or a similar message, please DO NOT click on the link or reply to the message. If you receive content from people you do not know or from whom you do not expect to receive messages, delete the email immediately.
Phishing scam: [name] is inviting you to collaborate on [mcgill username]
Beware of a recent phishing scam that is circulating: It appears to be sent from a McGill user’s account with the subject "[name of McGill user] is inviting you to collaborate on [McGill username]". The email asks the recipient to click “Open” on a fraudulent link.
Phishing scam related to the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
Beware of a recent phishing scam that is circulating from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) with the subject "Constant Contact". The email asks the recipient to click on fraudulent links which then downloads a malicious file to your device.
Phishing scam related to migrating to the New 2021 Microsoft Outlook Web Portal
There is a phishing email targeting the McGill community from J.D. xxxx, Prof. asking you to migrate to the New 2021 Microsoft Outlook Web Portal. See an example of the message to the left. The example we received says,
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"All Staff are expected to migrate to the New 2021 Microsoft Outlook Web Portal to enable access to the below, click here [fraudulent link] to migrate immediately.
Phishing scam: "Login Attempt"
There is a phishing email targeting the McGill community with the subject "Login Attempt". See an example of the message to the left. The example we received says,
"Dear user,
We recently encountered an unauthorized attempt to sign in to your email account. It is recommended that you validate your email account to keep it safe.
We apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate your understanding.
Please help us keep your account safe.
