In this day and age, there seems to be a new scam to steal your personal or financial information almost daily! Below is some general information about phishing scams, and tips to help keep your accounts secure.
Phishing Scams
What are they?
- Phishing scams are emails designed to trick you into sending an unknown third party your account information or other personal or financial information.
- These emails may look like they're coming from Wright State, CaTS, your bank or credit card issuer, or any other institution you do business with.
- The links in phishing emails often take you to a web page that appears to be a WSU site, such as wings.wright.edu. You can avoid being tricked by these fake pages by typing in the URL, such as wings.wright.edu rather than trusting the link.
- Many email scams often contain fake job offers; if an email contains poor grammar or wording, or seems too good to be true, it most likely is.
How can you avoid them?
- Remember that reputable businesses WILL NEVER ask you for any personal information, such as your username and password, via email.
- Never respond to a suspicious email or click links in those emails.
- Don't give out your personal information to anyone via email.
- Don't download attachments from an email unless you trust the sender.
Resources for Wright State Employees
- If you ever have any questions or suspicions that you’re being targeted by a scammer, the CaTS Help Desk is a great resource to help you analyze whether or not an email is legitimate.
- You can contact the CaTS Help Desk at 937-775-4827, visit them in-person in 025 Library Annex (basement of Dunbar Library), or email them at helpdesk@wright.edu. The Help Desk’s hours of operation can be found at https://www.wright.edu/information-technology/location-and-hours.
