Warning about phishing scam spoofing the President of the University of Tokyo

   
There have been recent reports of users receiving suspicious emails that look like they come from the President of the University of Tokyo.

 
These are scam emails sent from servers outside the campus using an email address ( makoto.gonokami@u-tokyo.ac.jp ) spoofing an actual address of the University of Tokyo. This is an example of a phishing email.
 
As explained below, please be careful not to click on any links or open any attachments found in an email you suspect may be a phishing email.
 
1. Please be careful not to open the file attached to the email text, as you risk infecting your computer with malware etc. if opened.
2. Please be careful not to access any links in the text of the email (some links are made to look like they are from the University of Tokyo), as there is a risk of being infected by malware etc. if opened.
 
If you receive an email that you think may be spam, please contact the Cyber Rescue and Advice Team against targeted attack of Japan (J-CRAT) via the link below.
 
J-CRAT／標的型サイバー攻撃特別相談窓口 (in Japanese)