Welcome
Welcome to the MRU Phish Bowl! Here you can find a copy of every phishing email that has arrived in a Mount Royal inbox and then been reported as suspicious or malicious. If you are not sure if an email is malicious or not, you can search this database to see if it has been previously reported.
How to use this site:
- Browse through the entire list of emails
- Browse through a category listed in the menu on the right
- Search for text found in the email using the search field
All links and attachments that appear in the emails are inactive. Please do not enter the URLs found in these emails into your browser’s address bar as some of these web pages contain malware that can be loaded onto your machine simply by visiting them. Each email entry is titled with its subject, the name of the email sender and the date the email was sent.
If you have any questions about the Phish Bowl or the emails it contains, contact Bernadette Pasteris the IT Security Training Analyst at bpasteris@mtroyal.ca.
Clue #3 solution = 48.7
Due Invoice from LinkedIn – Kathy Offet-Gartner 05/24/2023
The original message:
What gave it away:
If you aren’t sure if it is legitimate:
Create a new email asking Kathy if she sent the request.
Search terms – Invoice, approved, LinkedIn, pay, payment, request
INTERAC e-Transfer: Antonio Anderssen sent you money – “ANTONIO ANDERSSEN” 05/20/2023
The original message:
What gave it away:
If you aren’t sure if it is legitimate:
If you know Antonio Anderssen contact him and ask if he sent you an etransfer. If you don’t know Antonio, report the email using the PhishAlarm button or by forwarding the email to cybersecurity@mtroyal.ca.
Search terms – Interac, transfers, autodeposit, banking, deposit, money
Dear user – Help Desk 05/16/2023
The original message:
What gave it away:
If you aren’t sure if it is legitimate:
Create a new email and contact the IT Service Desk to see if they sent the email.
Search terms – account, deactivated, log in, phone, notification, deactivation
Document shared with you: “Tuesday 02-05-2023.dotx” – 05/02/2023
The original message:
What gave it away:
If you aren’t sure if it is legitimate:
Create a new email and contact Sarah Imran to ask her if she sent the request.
Search terms – shared, document, invited, secured, file, One Drive
Document shared with you: “ENG-01-05-2023.docx” – 05/01/2023
The original message:
What gave it away:
If you aren’t sure if it is legitimate:
Create a new email and contact Robert Boschman to ask him if he sent the request.
Search terms – shared, document, invited, secured, file, One Drive
Thank you for your payment: Your Order is Complete#JGR – 4LHV7OAE – JGR – Frederick V Bell 04/27/2023
The original message:
What gave it away:
If you aren’t sure if it is legitimate:
Report the email using the PhishAlarm button or by fowarding it to cybersecurity@mtroyal.ca
Search terms – Subscription, order, service, plan, pc protection, network,
Research: – Data Collection – Indy Lagu 04/12/2023
The original message:
What gave it away:
If you aren’t sure if it is legitimate:
Contact Indy on his MRU email address and ask if he sent the email.
Search terms – research, project, data, earns, job, experience, schedule
Check Your Order Details#65061617JFZ – Michael C. Martinez 04/25/2023
The original message:
What gave it away:
If you aren’t sure if it is legitimate:
Login to your Mcafee account to check billing information. If you don’t have a Mcafee account, delete it.
Search terms – Mcafee, order, informaton, transaction, subscription, charges, debit, account
LinkedIn Invoice – Timothy Rahilly 04/24/2023
The original message:
What gave it away:
If you aren’t sure if it is legitimate:
Contact Tim and ask if he sent the email.
Search terms – Invoice, payment, EFT transfer, billing
This is your billing as of April 19, 2023. 74014823 – 04/19/2023
The original message:
What gave it away:
If you aren’t sure if it is legitimate:
Login to your PayPal account to check billing information. If you don’t have a PayPal account, delete it.
Search terms – client, receipt