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Report a phishing attempt

Microsoft Outlook (Desktop Client)

  1. Select the suspicious email in Outlook
  2. Control-Alt-F to forward the suspicious email as an attachment
  3. Email phishing.samples@ucdenver.edu​ with a subject line of "PHISHING" and explain what happened.

Microsoft 365 Webmail

  1. Select New to compose a new email
  2. In the upper right-hand corner of the new message, click the icon to compose the message in its own window.
  3. Drag the suspicious email into the body of the new message. This will add the suspicious email as an attachment.
  4. Email phishing.samples@ucdenver.edu​ with a subject line of "PHISHING" and explain what happened.

Mac Mail

  1. Select the suspicious email
  2. Select Message, then Forward as Attachment from the menu bar (or right-click and select Forward as Attachment).
  3. Email phishing.samples@ucdenver.edu​ with a subject line of "PHISHING" and explain what happened.

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