The IT Security team are seeing an increase in the number of essay writing service emails targeting students.
These carry several risks:
- Your personal and financial information may be abused after you submit any payment.
- The service may attempt to extract more money via blackmail by threatening to report you to the institution for use of the service.
- QR codes in the message can redirect to unsafe websites.
- You may receive plagiarised work, putting your academic reputation at risk and risking disciplinary action.
While we block many of these from reaching you, if you receive an email promoting essay‑writing assistance, please report them using the Report Junk/Phishing button in Outlook.