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
56836 Your order has renewed vjBApv – Kaiya Potts – 04/17/2024
The original message:
What gave it away:
If you aren’t sure if it is legitimate:
Contact your credit card company and see if the charge is on your account.
Search terms: Norton, LifeLock, subscription, renewal, invoice
Item shared with you: “Verification Needed: Online Access Restricted, Unrecognized Log-in Detected” – Wellsfargo Notify 04/16/2024
The original message:
What gave it away:
If you aren’t sure if it is legitimate:
Contact Wellfargo and ask it there is an issue with your account.
Search terms: Google, drive, shared, item
DISPOSAL OF A WELDING MACHINE AND TOOLS BOX – Shannon Pestun 04/09/2024
The original message:
What gave it away:
If you aren’t sure if it is legitimate:
Email Jennifer using her MRU email address and ask her if she is giving away a welder.
Search terms: Staff, give, away, welder, tools, equipment, personal, email, delivery
Order Placed: Confirmation and Details Enclosed – Mauricio Stephen 03/25/2024
The original message:
What gave it away:
If you aren’t sure if it is legitimate:
Report by clicking the PhishAlarm button or forwarding to cybersecurity@mtroyal.ca
Search terms: subscription, provider, dedicated, pleasure, service, motivation, support
Good News! Your E-Order is Confirmed! 44-790/MN – William T. Greear 03/19/2024
The original message:
What gave it away:
If you aren’t sure if it is legitimate:
Report by clicking the PhishAlarm button or forwarding to cybersecurity@mtroyal.ca
Search terms: order, processed, payment, debited, invoice, account
Purolator – Pickup Request Reference G639681565 – Mary Parnell 03/18/2024
The original message:
What gave it away:
If you aren’t sure if it is legitimate:
Report by clicking the PhishAlarm button or forwarding to cybersecurity@mtroyal.ca
Search terms: invoice, dispute, errors, records, fees, bookeeping, concerns
Free Baby Grand Piano Offer – Justin Anders 03/12/2024
The original message:
What gave it away:
If you aren’t sure if it is legitimate:
Contact Justin using his contact information found in the MRU directory and see if he sent the email.
Search terms – Lennon, piano, baby, grand, loving, home, inspection, delivery, moving, private
CHECK IN NOW – Gabriella Ciesla 03/05/2024
The original message:
What gave it away:
If you aren’t sure if it is legitimate:
Report using the PhishAlarm button or by forwarding the email to cybersecurity@mtroyal.ca
Search terms – work, remotely, resume, job, opportunity, networking, administrative, assistance, expenses, campus, communication
Salary Increase Notification – Mount Royal University 03/04/2024
The original message:
What gave it away:
If you aren’t sure if it is legitimate:
Report using the PhishAlarm button or by forwarding the email to cybersecurity@mtroyal.ca
Search terms – Salary, increase, approved, Mount, Royal, University, contributions, recoginzing, rewarding, access, increment, payroll, employee, relations, adjustment
Thank you for your order – Receipt78954 03/05/2024
The original message:
What gave it away:
If you aren’t sure if it is legitimate:
Report using the PhishAlarm button or by forwarding the email to cybersecurity@mtroyal.ca
Search terms – Purchase, order, confirmed, attached, invoice