The Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) is urging residents to be cautious when opening emails that look like they are from legitimate organizations.
RDEK officials said they have been contacted by people who’ve received phishing emails that appear to come from the RDEK, asking the recipient to click on a PDF attachment.
You should read over emails carefully. RDEK officials said there are a number of things that indicate if it is a fraudulent email.
In the reports, they’ve seen the return/do not reply email address is not a real email, the RDEK is incorrect (Rdek), the title is unclear, and the action being requested does not make sense.
If you receive any email asking you to click links or approve something when you’re not expecting one, you should contact the organization first to verify.
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