On August 8, 2025 at approximately 10:47am EDT, the following email was sent to members of the Dartmouth community.
Subject: TIME SENSITIVE
Sender: Joanne Conroy <companymailbox9582@gmail.com>
Hello (Redacted)
I want to forward some instructions to you. What is the best number to reach you directly?
This email contains the following indications of a phishing attack:
- The email address (companymailbox9582@gmail.com) does not match the display name (Joanne Conroy), a common pattern in impersonation attempts.
- The email creates a sense of urgency that action is time sensitive, a common tactic for phishing scams.
- The email is requesting personal information, in this case a phone number, to forward instructions. The bad actor will use this number to contact the user and start engaging with the user to gain more information from them.
If you receive an email similar to this one, it is recommended that you take the following actions:
- Never click on any links in the email.
- Never open any attachments in the email.
- Do not reply to the message.
- Mark the message as spam or junk.
- Forward the message to phishing@dartmouth.edu.
- Block the sender.