{"id":113210,"date":"2022-10-24T11:30:28","date_gmt":"2022-10-24T16:30:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/?p=113210"},"modified":"2022-10-24T11:30:28","modified_gmt":"2022-10-24T16:30:28","slug":"know-these-red-flags-to-avoid-phishing-scams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/know-these-red-flags-to-avoid-phishing-scams\/","title":{"rendered":"Know these red flags to avoid phishing scams"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Identifying phishing emails can be tricky, but knowing scammers\u2019 red flags can help keep your personal information safe. Watch for these clues:<\/p>\n<h4>Email messages<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Job offers that promise high weekly pay, low hours and lots of flexibility<\/li>\n<li>Requests for personal information (Gender, age, passwords, etc.)<\/li>\n<li>Email addresses from outside of UWM (@gmail.com, @uwm.com, @uwm.org, etc.)<\/li>\n<li>Vague university affiliation<\/li>\n<li>Urgent tone<\/li>\n<li>Poor spelling or grammar<\/li>\n<li>Suspicious links or attachments<\/li>\n<li>For suspicious phone calls (vishing) and text messages (smishing):<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Unknown numbers<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Unsolicited calls\/texts from utility companies, banks, the IRS, etc.<\/li>\n<li>Messages from those in leadership requesting that you purchase gift cards<\/li>\n<li>Requests to click links in text messages<\/li>\n<li>Requests for personal information like your MFA code, Social Security number, address, etc., during phone calls<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Regarding what&#8217;s called MFA fatigue, scammers likely already have your password and are trying to bypass MFA if you get:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A lot of MFA authentication requests back-to-back<\/li>\n<li>A few authentication requests each day for an extended period<\/li>\n<li>A phone call or text message from a reputable institution that requests your 6-digit MFA code or to approve an unfamiliar authentication request<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To find out more about what to do if you encounter any of these cybersecurity attacks, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/technology\/cybersecurity\/\">UWM&#8217;s cybersecurity webpage<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Identifying phishing emails can be tricky, but knowing scammers\u2019 red flags can help keep your personal information safe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40008,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","uwm_wg_additional_authors":[]},"categories":[187,336],"tags":[],"section":[],"display_categories":[],"related-coverage":[],"uwmnews-feed":[],"class_list":["post-113210","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-faculty-staff-announcements","category-student-announcements"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.2 (Yoast SEO v27.2) - 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