Timeline for Is it a good idea to respond at all if a person I never heard of is asking for a reference letter?
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| Dec 2, 2021 at 15:58 | comment | added | Matthew Read | Then you should be fine with immediately being rid of it. | |
| Dec 2, 2021 at 5:43 | comment | added | David Z | @MatthewRead I did not suggest keeping it around. | |
| Dec 2, 2021 at 0:38 | comment | added | Matthew Read | @DavidZ But why would you do anything else with a phishing attempt? Even if the risk is minuscule, there's negative value in keeping it around. | |
| Dec 1, 2021 at 17:31 | vote | accept | Jake | ||
| Dec 1, 2021 at 16:00 | history | edited | V2Blast | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Nov 30, 2021 at 9:00 | comment | added | Bartors | If you are afraid that the email may be phishing of some sort then sending it to spam is not a good idea. You should contact your IT department and they should investigate the issue. This will make them aware that you/your organization is experiencing some cyberthreats, and they may take some steps to mitigate the risks. Sending the email to spam might not cause harm, but if the threat is real, your organization might remain oblivious to it. | |
| Nov 30, 2021 at 5:35 | comment | added | djohn | Just to add that, the above 3 steps are mainly for cookie-cutter, generic attempts that can be identified relatively quickly. If you do get an email that's well-researched, and does appear initially to come from someone you know, but something about the message feels off, then I usually contact the person in question by sms or phone, and if it is indeed a fake email, then it's best to notify the IT department. | |
| Nov 30, 2021 at 5:13 | comment | added | djohn | @DavidZ I certainly understand your comment, but there were a couple of departments close to where I work that were working on pretty advanced experiments, and therefore make attractive targets for hacking. Also, a regular visit to sites like securityweek.com can make one very much aware of how relaxing even a little bit in terms of security can be deadly. | |
| Nov 30, 2021 at 1:09 | comment | added | David Z | Is there some reason you expect these emails to be more dangerous than the average phishing email, e.g. more likely to take advantage of an exploit triggered by viewing the message to install a virus? If not, I think this answer slightly overstates the risk; in particular, the need to immediately mark the email as spam, and to delete everything inside the spam folder, sounds like overkill. | |
| Nov 29, 2021 at 17:24 | comment | added | Ethan Bolker | You might want to refer the phishing scam to the IT administrator at your school. | |
| Nov 29, 2021 at 11:41 | history | answered | djohn | CC BY-SA 4.0 |