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This con is a pure social engineering relying on fear alone and not utilizing any technical means or knowledge.

• Do not click on the links of videos etc.
• Do not respond to these emails. You can safely delete them.

   
   

This phish mentions phishing to trick you into thinking it’s a legitimate email.

However, it goes to a URL that is clearly not a Microsoft site.  Notice how the word “Password” has been changed to use special characters to avoid detection by automatic scanners.

The UVic email system did not add the “From a trusted sender” banner. The phisher added this fake banner to make the message look legitimate.