Report a suspected phishing email

Introduction

If you receive a suspicious email, please report it immediately.

There are two methods for reporting phishing emails at UofT:

 

• UofT Report Phishing button: If you use Outlook, look for the "UofT Report Phishing" button within the email interface and click it to report the email.

• Forward the email: This method is for people who don't use Outlook. Forward the suspicious email to report.phishing@utoronto.ca.

Outlook Web Access (OWA)

In mail.utoronto.ca you can report the message and it is deleted automatically.

1. Select the email message.
2. Find the "UofT Report Phishing" button.
3. Select why are you reporting this email
4. Select “Report Email”
5. Select “Close and Delete”
   
   

 

 

Outlook desktop application

In Outlook, you can report the message and it is deleted automatically.

1. Select the email message.
2. Find the "UofT Report Phishing" button.
3. Select why are you reporting this email
4. Select “Report Email”
5. Select “Close and Delete”
   
   

 

 

 

Outlook on mobile

1. Open the Outlook application on your mobile or devices.
2. Click the three dots (…) at the top right-hand of the message.
3. Select the “UofT Report Phishing” icon
4. Select “Report Email”
5. Select “Close and Delete”

Example with iOS mobile: 

Example with android:

Via email Forward

1. Forward Email: Forward the suspicious email to report.phishing@utoronto.ca.
2. Delete Email: After forwarding, delete the email from your inbox to prevent further interaction with it.

 

Note:

Shared Mailbox and UofT Report Phishing button.

When using a shared mailbox, the “UofT Report Phishing” button does not work.

Observations:

You will receive the following message when using the UofT Report Phishing button with an email inside a shared mailbox.

Solution: 

Please forward the email to report.phishing@utoronto.ca and then delete it from your inbox.