Reporting Phishing/Spam Messages
This document explains how to report phishing/spam messages to the OIT Help Desk.
If you receive a phishing scam or suspicious email, please report it to the OIT Help Desk using the methods described below. To view some of the latest phishing campaigns at Rice, check out the Information Security Office's page on Phishing.
If OIT is going to intercept this scam and capture the data, the original e-mail will be needed. Choose the appropriate mail service or mail application from the links below and follow the steps to send the appropriate original mail message as an attachment from the mail service or mail application. You can forward the email to helpdesk@rice.edu.
1. Create new message2. Drag the message you want to forward from the message list and drag/drop it in the body of the message3. Fill in the "To" field and click "Send"
1. In the messages list, right click the message you want to forward2. Click "Forward as Attachment"3. Fill in the "To" field and click "Send"
1. Right click on the message in the list of messages2. Click "Forward as Attachment"3. Fill in the "To" field and click "Send"
1. Right click on the message in the list of messages2. Select "Forward As", then click "Attachment"3. Fill in the "To" field and click "Send"
1. Open the message2. Click on the three vertical dots in the upper right of the message3. Click "Show Original"4. Click "Download Original", save it, and send it as an attachment in a new message
1. Open the webmail in two browser windows2. Create a new email in one browser window3. In the other browser window, drag the email you want to attach from your email list and drop it in the blank email4. Fill in the "To" field and click "Send"
1. Log into webmail.rice.edu2. Right click the message you want to forward from the message list3. Select "Forward", then click "As Attachment"4. Fill in the "To" field and click "Send"