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This is a guide for users who need to forward an email as an attachment.
The CSCS will commonly ask users to forward us phishing emails using this method.

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If you are sending the CSCS Service Desk a spam / phishing email that we have requested, please send the email to cscsservicedesk@medschl.cam.ac.uk with the subject line in this format "[IN-Your ticket number]" including the brackets; for example “[IN-000X000] Suspicious email” or you can copy the subject line from our email to you asking for a copy of the phishing / spam email. 

Requirements

An email account set up in Outlook, or an email account logged in to the webmail system (http://outlook.office.com/).

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titleUsing Outlook on Windows
  1. Open Outlook and click on the message you wish to forward so it is selected.

  2. Click on the Home Tab as pictured below.

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  2. Select the More dropdown menu.

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  2. Click Forward as Attachment, this will open a new email message window where you can add the relevant information of who you wish to send it to.

Image RemovedIf you are forwarding the CSCS Service Desk a spam / phishing email that we have requested, please send the email to cscsservicedesk@medschl.cam.ac.uk with the subject line in this format "Incident# [Your ticket number]" without the brackets' or you can copy the subject line from our email to you asking for a copy of the phishing / spam email.
If you have received multiple spam / phishing e-mails, please be aware that you can add more than one spam / phishing e-mail, to your new, draft message. 
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titleUsing Outlook on MacOS
  1. Open Outlook and click on the message you wish to forward so it is selected.

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  1. Click on the Message Tab as pictured below.

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  2. Click Forward as Attachment, this will open a new email message window where you can add the relevant information of who you wish to send it to.

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titleUsing Webmail
  1. Open and sign in to Webmail. http://outlook.office.com/

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  1. or the Outlook (New) Application

  2. Select the email(s) which you want to attach, right click and select "Copy". You can select multiple emails at this point

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  3. Open a new email (either a new email or a reply)

  4. Right click and select "Paste" and your messages will be attached in .eml format.

  5. Compose and send your email.