Tech Tip: Beware of Dangerous/Fraudulent Emails
If you receive an email from someone saying they are a Dinwiddie County Public Schools (DCPS) employee and it does not have an email address that comes from ‘@dcpsnet.org’, DO NOT OPEN OR RESPOND TO IT. This email could be a virus or malware. Always check that the domain is ‘@dcpsnet.org’ and verify that the email is not fraudulent. Many times these types of fraudulent emails come at the beginning or the end of the month.
Domain examples:
- Good domain – JDoe@dcpsnet.org
- Possible virus or hacker – JDoe@659man@gmail.com
BEWARE of these types of emails from anyone or any company:
- Request to take immediate actions such as provide your personal information(i.e. ID, Password, SSN), or request to send money/bank account information
- Emails from unknown and/or unsolicited senders
- Emails with unknown links or compressed files
- Strange wording (i.e. misspelled words or poor grammar)
- Unknown user wants to share files with you
- Unsolicited gifts and approval needed emails
Report any fraudulent emails to your school technology staff. Thanks for your diligence in keeping you and the others in our network safe!