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Information Technology Services (ITS) and the Center for Online Learning (COLI) have some tips for avoiding email phishing scams. Periodically we all receive emails in our Canisius inboxes that look vaguely like they were sent by ITS, insisting we click links or reply promptly before our “accounts” are suspended. Or, people we don’t know tell us they’ve tagged us in a Facebook feed or sent us some sort of goods in the mail (with a link to click for details). These are phishing scams, designed to get us to reply or click a link in some way, and at some point, supply them with sensitive information that allows them to access our accounts or data.

Click here for a COLI Quick Tip video with advice for identifying and avoiding phishing scams.

Submitted by Mark Gallimore, PhD, instructional designer, COLI