My Name in the Subject Line

This email below has been confirmed as malicious or fraudulent by the Information Security department. If you have received this phishing email, do not open any attachments or follow the link(s) in the message; simply delete the email.

At first glance, this email looks like it came from Dr. Robert Hromas. But on closer inspection, someone is using Dr. Hromas’ name to try to add legitimacy to this phishing attempt. Bad actors use the names of people high up in our organization to get people to quickly respond. They are hoping to catch someone off guard so they will respond without looking too close to the email name. If Jane Ann had responded to this email, she would have received another email with questions or a request to purchase gift cards.

Always look at the address in the “External Address” warning to help determine if the email is really coming from the person who’s name is in the From field.

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