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Recent CEO Fraud Email

There has recently been another wave of phishing emails being sent from @gmail.com addresses. These are attempts at fraud. Do not respond to these messages, and do not share any information.

Please make sure to include the full sender email address. These real names are usually used to deceive your superiors.

From: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Mustermann <TRICIAMELTINTON@gmail.com
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2026, 7:04 p.m.
To: First Name Last Name <VORNAME.name@tu-dortmund.de>
Email text:

Hi,

Hope you're doing well,

Are you currently at the institute? Please let me know if you have a moment to spare.

Best regards

 

Please forward any suspicious emails to alarm.sic@tu-dortmund.de at TU Dortmund University