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Pinned Article Block a Sender

If you are receiving emails from a sender and you no longer wish to keep receiving them, you can block the sender.

Pinned Article Email Security at UFV

Your UFV provided email address keeps you connected to important UFV announcements, helps you collaborate with UFV community members, and lets you sign on to several services (e.g., Blackboard/myClass, O365 suite). This article contains FAQ and other resources about email security.

Pinned Article Report a Suspicious Email

If you receive a suspicious email, forward it to phishreport@ufv.ca and we will investigate.

Manage your Outlook Junk Items Folder

The Outlook Junk Folder holds suspected spam and phishing for your review. This article explains how to review and re-classify Junk messages.

Email Forwarding

While you can set up email forwarding from your UFV email to another account, ITS does not recommend this. Read this guide to find out why.

Email Spoofing

Spoofing is a technique to hide the true origin of an email message. This is commonly used to send phishing to the UFV community. This article will help you identify email spoofing, and understand why it happens.

Blocked Email

Read this article to find out what to do if an email you sent was blocked, or an email someone sent to you was not received.

Email FAQ

Commonly asked questions about email access, email delivery, and spam/phishing.

External Email Warning

To help the UFV community easily identify phishing emails, the Cybersecurity team has added an external email warning. This warning is a visual indicator to help you determine the true source of an email.

Spam and Phishing - Identify an Email

Learn to define spam and phishing as well as the impact they can have. Learn to spot a legitimate email message.