Emails with fake identity

A university email address is entered in the sender's name field, while the real email address is entered behind it. E.G. vorname.nachname@domain.uni-freiburg.de <dean09@mail.ru>.

This makes it appear in some mail programmes as if the mail came from the university address.

This very often concerns e-mail addresses of professors, which are sent specifically to their staff members after they have been searched for on the websites.

The aim of the emails is either to get a reply to verify the email address or to transfer money.

Please always display the complete headers in your mail programme and, especially if money is requested, check with the alleged sender to be on the safe side.

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