A new email scam targeting the University of Kentucky community has prompted university officials to issue a warning.
The emails are reportedly being sent from a Gmail or Yahoo email account that looks similar to the email address of the executive being impersonated.
University officials remind email recipients not to click on links or attachments from senders they don't know and to never send money or gift cards without verifying the recipient.
In addition, officials say to keep an eye out on the following red flags:
- poor syntax and/or grammar
- an unspecified sender
- links that ask you to click onto a non-uky.edu address for “secure verification”; and/or
- a fake reply address e.g., ukexecutive@gmail.com, ukexecutive@yahoo.com, etc.
If you believe you have received one of these emails, university officials encourage you to report the email:
1. If you use Microsoft Outlook, click the “Report Message” button in the top right corner of the message window.
2. You can also create a new email message addressed to isthisemailsafe@uky.edu — then, attach the questionable email to inform ITS that a malicious email is circulating.