A domain name is the name of a website.  For example, uwf.edu is a domain name.

It's very difficult for scammers to create fake websites with https://uwf.edu as the domain name.  But scammers can create websites that have URLs similar to the official address.  Users must pay close attention:

•     https://uwf.edu/helpdesk (many UWF websites will have uwf.edu/ at  at the beginning of the URL)
•     https://learnmore.uwf.edu/ (this URL has has uwf.edu/ nearly at the beginning, but this URL is still valid because a period separates learnmore and  and uwf)
•     https://learnmore-uwf.edu/ (even though though uwf.edu/ comes  comes nearly at the beginning, this URL isn't valid because a hyphen separates learnmore and separates learnmore and uwf, not a period)
•   https://university_west_florida.com/ (this URL doesn't have uwf.edu/)
•     https://financial-forms.com/uwf.edu/forms (this URL goes to to financial-forms.com/)
•   https://uwf.edu.free_money.com/ (this URL actually goes to free_money.com/)

By checking the address bar, you can verify that the site you accessed did not "redirect" you to a different site. Some attackers will use a "redirect" method to gather data. When redirected, you may click or access a link for a known site and may be sent to another. For example, accessing Amazon should bring you to a website with the web address of "amazon.com." If the address bar shows a different website, the website may not be legitimate. Please see the FAQ for further information about web addresses.

Also note you can hover over links on webpages and emails to see what their actual URLs are.  See screenshot below for an example.

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