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Phishing e-mail alert

Phishing e-mail alert

by Rich Goodman -
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A phishing scam advertising a job vacancy is circulating the university, and is requesting personal details, bank information and a personal email address. Please do not reply to this email or send any sensitive details to unknown senders. 

Steps to take, if you have:- 

  • received the email / replied - do not engage with them any further and delete the email(s)
  • sent them your personal email address - take steps to secure your personal account
  • received a reply from a Gmail account - block the sender via your Loughborough account and/or personal account (DO NOT block any Loughborough email addresses)
  • sent them your bank details - contact your bank immediately

Should you have any concerns or queries, please contact the IT Service Desk (IT.Services@lboro.ac.uk)