Report Fraudulent Emails to Abuse@bgsu.edu

Question

I received a message to my BGSU email account that I believe may be fraudulent, what should I do?

Answer

  1. Do not respond/click on any of the links within the message.
  2. Forward the suspicious message using shortcut in the menu bar "Report Message" > "Phishing" or as an attachment to abuse@bgsu.edu. 
  3. Delete the message from your inbox.

The ITS Security team reviews every email sent to abuse@bgsu.edu.  If the ITS security team determines the email is fraudulent and is being sent to a broad base of BGSU account holders a ITS Fraud Notice message will be sent out that will include a warning and more information about the suspicious message. Otherwise, the individual reporting the suspicious email may receive a direct message back from an ITS security analyst. 

For additional assistance, please contact Information Technology Services at 419-372-0999 or through chat.

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