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PHISHING: Employment Assistance Program

Why this looks valid

  • The email appears to be from Marist College
  • Employee Assistance Program portals are services often offered by Human Resources departments

Why this is phishing

  • The from address is not a marist.edu email
  • The orange EXTERNAL EMAIL banner shows that it came from off-campus
  • There is no branding or other indicators that this is a valid email
  • The link goes to a form that is not hosted at Marist or on any approved collaboration services such as Microsoft Office Forms
  • All Marist employee services are available on the My Marist HR tab

Additional notes

  • This is an extremely dangerous phishing attempt. If you clicked on the link and filled in your Marist credentials, please contact the Help Desk immediately at x4357 (HELP) or helpdesk@marist.edu (please note that just clicking on the website is not harmful and poses no risk to your computer or information).
  • Spelling and grammatical errors are good indicators of malicious emails.
  • Remember:  always check the link.  You can hover over the link in the email to ensure that it goes to the service referenced in the email. On a mobile device, you can tap and hold the link to preview the page and see the website location.
  • Report this message to Microsoft. In Outlook on the Web, click the Junk menu, and select Phishing.
  • We've seen this one before! Check the phishing post from May 1, 2023.
  • A little paranoia goes a long way! Be suspicious of any email messages similar to this one.