Please find below a safe viewing area showing recent phishing attacks encountered by users at Plymouth University.
The following examples have been reproduced in a graphical form to make them safe to view to learn what to look for in common phishing attacks.
For further information and guidence on how to identify phishing emails, please refer to this SEC-GDL-005-Anatomy of a Phishing Email document.
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| Date | Subject Line | Main Theme | Safe Viewing Link |
| 19/02/2019 | Any previous email subject from the sender | A document sent via OneDrive | Phishing via Compromised OneDrive |
| 30/08/2018 10:05 | Online File Transfer Notification | A Document has been sent via OneDrive | Document sent via OneDrive |
| 26/01/2018 | Welcome AmazonPrimeMember | Free things | Amazon Prime |
| 10/01/2018 14:55 | Delivery Failure | Undelivered mail | Plymouth Message Delivery |
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| 11/12/2017 21:20 | Profile inquiry started | Payment verification | Profile inquiry started |
| 04/12/2017 12:06 | Email Undelivered Notifications | Low Space | Email Undelivered Notifications |
| 22/11/2017 05:09 | Office 365 Email Modification | Account Suspension | Email Modification |
| 20/11/2017 06:34 | DVLA Notice | E Ticket | DVLA Notice |
| 10/11/2017 11:16 | Office 365 Support | Support Ticket | Office 365 Support |
| 24/10/2017 08:19 | Plymouth University Police Department | Police situation | Plymouth University Police Department |
| 10/10/2017 13:50 | Status of invoice A2177221-65 | Invoice | Status of invoice |
| 06/09/2017 15:51 | You have receive a confidential document | Important document | Important document |
| 28/07/2017 12:30 | IT ALERT: Unidentified Sign-in Detected On Your Account | Password Change | IT Alert |
| 21/06/2017 16:31 | New Security Updates | Attempting to obtain University account details | New Security Updates |
| 21/06/2017 12:21 | Outlook Web App for Staff | Attempting to obtain University account details | Outlook Web App for Staff |
| 20/06/2017 14:39 | TV Licence | Attempting to obtain credit card information | TV Licence |
| 19/06/2017 05:50 | Email Update | Attempting to obtain University email account credentials | Email Update |
| 06/06/2017 03:59 | Tax Rebate | Monetary incentive | Tax Rebate |
| 29/05/2017 08:31 | New Outlook Web App | New Webmail Service | New Outlook Web App |
| 24/05/2017 09:43 | Faculty & Staff Notification | New Webmail Service | Faculty & Staff Notification |
| 18/05/2017 21:06 | Your Salary Increase Documents | Attempting to obtain University email account credentials | Your Salary Increase Documents |
| 11/05/2017 14:48 | ICT Service Desk | Attempting to obtain University email account credentials | ICT Service Desk |
| 11/05/2017 14:48 | Your Facebook account was blocked | Account suspension | Facebook account blocked |
| 10/04/2017 09:56 | Staff News! | Attempting to obtain University email account credentials | Staff News! |
| 10/04/2017 00:27 | New Payroll Information | Attempting to obtain University email account credentials | New Payroll Information |
| 01/04/2017 13:08 | Violation of Spam Policy | Attempting to obtain University email account credentials | Violation of Spam Policy |
| 28/03/2017 17:44 | Information Concerning You | Attempting to infect computer | Information Concerning You |
| 25/03/2017 06:31 | Netflix Membership | Incentive to provide details | Netflix Membership |
| 02/2017 | HR Pay Rise | Incentive to provide details | HR Pay Rise |
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| 20/12/2016 08:47 | TV Licensing Refund pending. (ID Ticket#:46454) | Refund Notification | TV Licensing Refund |
| 12/12/2016 09:55 | You still have an outstanding vehicle tax refund (Ticket Ref#:17702) | Refund Notification | Vehicle Tax Refund |
| 01/06/2016 09:30 | RE: IT Services Maintenance Notice, Wednesday, 1 June | Maintenance and IT System Alerts | IT Service Maintenance Notice |
| 01/06/2016 | ActionFraud release details of a targeted phishing campaign against students surrounding an educational grant from the Department of Education http://www.actionfraud.police.uk/news/phishing-attack-targeting-university-students-may16 | ||
| 24/03/2016 | BBC releases details of two current phishing scams supposedly coming from TalkTalk and Argos Watchdog Wednesday – two clever new scams | ||
| 23/03/2016 01:57 | Plymouth Account Verification Service | Virus notification | Account Verification |
| 17/02/2016 13:05 | Fw: Dear Cruise Passenger- Please help me find out why you TIPS! | Survey | Passenger Survey |
| 09/02/2016 07:54 | RE: IT Service Help Desk | Upgrade account | IT Service Help Desk |
| 19/01/2016 11:40 | Chaps Payment | Request for wire transfer | Chaps Payment |
| 14/01/2016 13:31 | Request | Request for wire transfer | Request |
| 12/01/2016 15:36 | Apple and iCloud Suspension | Account suspension | Apple and iCloud Suspension |
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| 28/12/2015 17:06 | Dont forget to claim your gift from Aldi | Free gift | Free Gift |
| 21/12/2015 17:06 | Your Gift From Argos | Free Gift | Free Gift |
| 17/12/2015 17:50 | Quota Limit | Mailbox quota | Quota Limit |
| 06/12/2015 17:50 | We’re investigating your unauthorised PayPal transaction… | Unauthorised transaction | Unauthorised transaction |
| 26/11/2015 07:08 | Employee & Staff Notice | Upgrade account | Employee & Staff Notice |
| 20/11/2015 10:07 | IT’S Service Desk | Upgrade account | IT’S Service Desk |
| 03/11/2015 08:23 | RE: help desk | Upgrade account | RE: help desk |