Quick Win - Verify the "from" email address
BC is back to school, and unfortunately, so are the scammers. Remember to stop and think when you get an email you are not expecting, even if it appears to be from someone you know. Checking the actual 鈥渇rom鈥� address of an email is a smart step to avoid scams:
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This message appears to be from 鈥淧rof. Greyson Ryan鈥� but the 鈥渇rom鈥� address does not end with @bc.edu听and is not 鈥渟igned-by鈥澨鼴C.EDU.
This message should听not听be trusted.
- Emails claiming to be from a 鈥淏C鈥� person without an @bc.edu听email address should be viewed with听extreme skepticism. A sender name is easy to fake.
- 听If you aren鈥檛 sure if an email is authentic, instead of replying, contact the sender using information you already have about them (such as their BC email address from the BC Directory).
The 鈥渇rom鈥� address of this message is valid, since it ends with @bc.edu听and is 鈥渟igned-by鈥澨鼴C.EDU.听This message can be trusted.
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