Westchester Community College, State University of New York

Here are 3 steps that will help you to protect yourself:

1.DO NOT PROVIDE PERSONAL INFORMATION TO ANYONE within an email. Personal Information is considered:

• Social Security #’s
• Date of Birth (D.O.B)
• Bank Account #’s
• Credit Card #’s
• Passwords

2. IDENTIFYING FRAUDULENT EMAIL:

• An email asking you to deposit a check and then transfer/wire money back to the sender
• An email asking you to purchase gift cards that you can exchange for larger sums of money or services
• An email requesting for your address or bank account information to pay you money that was over paid by you for an item or service
• An email asking you to click on a link to win a prize
• An email claiming that their opportunities can make you rich
• An email that at first glance appears to have been sent by the College or by other WCC Students but is asking you for personal information. Note: The college will never ask you for any personal information as stated above via email

3. REPORTING OF SUSPICIOUS EMAIL:

• • ​​​Report any suspicious/malicious emails using Microsoft’s reporting feature

• • If you believe you are or have become a victim of a Phishing email please report this using
    The Phishing Report Incident Form

• Or contact the Student HelpDesk at 914-606-5600 / Phishbowl@sunywcc.edu