Instructions for Students
What is Phishing?
Phishing is a type of online scam where attackers send fake emails that look like they’re from trusted sources—like your bank, a professor, or even UCO—in an attempt to steal your personal information, such as passwords or financial details.
At the University of Central Oklahoma, protecting your personal information and the campus community is a top priority. That’s why we take phishing threats seriously and encourage all students to stay alert and report suspicious emails. By learning how to recognize and report phishing, you help keep UCO’s digital environment safe for everyone.
Follow the steps below to report phishing emails directly from your UCO Gmail account.
Reporting Phishing emails
If Google thinks an email might be suspicious or a phishing attempt, it may show a warning or automatically move it to your Spam folder. If you notice an email that should be marked as phishing—or one that was flagged by mistake—you can fix it by following the steps below.
Note:
When you move an email to Spam yourself, Google gets a copy (including any attachments) to help improve their systems and keep everyone safer from scams and spam.
Report an email as phishing
- On a computer or mobile device, go to Gmail.
- Open the message.
- Next to Reply
, click More 
.
- Click Report phishing.
- The following message will be displayed. You will have to select "Report Phishing Message"
- Finally you will see the the message below letting you know the message was reported.
Report an email incorrectly marked as phishing
- On a computer, go to Gmail.
- Open the message.
- Next to Reply , click More .
- Click Report not phishing.
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Need More Info?
For additional details about phishing and how to protect yourself using Gmail, follow the link below to learn more.
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