New email from Sky + authenticity ?

[Atabalak]

Hi,

I have received a new email from Sky with a link to click....please could someone verify this is a genuine email address

 mail wifi.sky.contact

Thanks

[TimmyBGood]

@Atabalak 

An address ending dot sky would be Sky because they own that domain.

An address ending dot contact could be anyone and should be regarded with great suspicion.

[caesarome]

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@Atabalak wrote:

Hi,

I have received a new email from Sky with a link to click.

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If the email has arrived out of the blue and you were not expecting it then it is doubtful it is from Sky, why do they want you to click the link ?

[Atabalak]

I signed into public wifi at Leisure Centre  for the first time and now I have this email with a link which is very long and looks dodgy. The email address also ends in "contact"

[caesarome]

Why does the email want you to click it ?

[Atabalak]

To verify my account.....see below

Before you have access to thousands of hotspots across the UK in popular places such as restaurants, cafes, bars, train stations and shopping centres, you must activate your account.

To activate your account, click

link: (removed)

Moderator comments: removed link 

[caesarome · Accepted solution]

If it was your first time connecting to a Wifi hotspot then you do have to register so that might be a legit link from Sky:

https://www.sky.com/wifi

If it's your first time using the Sky WiFi network, follow the easy one-time registration process by sharing some simple details.

[Atabalak]

I have clicked the link. Re-booted my chromebook. All looks ok. Thanks for the advice.

[TimmyBGood]

@Atabalak 

If that's 'The Cloud' public WiFi, this is a Sky company.