Email phishing
What is phishing?
Phishing is most commonly an email that tries to trick you in to giving out personal information or visiting fake websites.
Key check points
- Is the sender of the email someone you know?
- Does the URL it contains look legitimate? (Hover over the link to check)
- Were you expecting an attachment?
How to report a phishing email
It's quick and easy to report a phishing email and it should take you no longer than 10 seconds. Remember not to click any links or open any attachments in the email – report it to IT Services by following the process detailed in Connect:
Help and support
If you think you’re a victim of a phishing email, or that your computer has become infected, call the IT Support Centre immediately on +44 (0) 161 306 5544.
If you receive a suspicious email, do not click on any links and do not reply, but let us know by sending the phishing email as an attachment to phishing@manchester.ac.uk
Phishing awareness training
To help yourself stay safe online, we strongly encourage you to complete our phishing awareness training. The online course provides an introduction to 'phishing' scams together with practical actions you can take to protect yourself. A knowledge test is included at the end, and the module takes about 15 minutes to finish.
Find out more
More information about phishing is available in Connect:
