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verify the sender

To check that a message really comes from the person, account, or system that it claims sent it.

In plain English

A message can seem to come from one source while actually coming from another. This means confirming that the named person, account, or system is the real source of the message.

In context

Here, it tells the user to confirm that the message is genuinely from the stated person, account, or system.

Situation
Responding to phishing, suspicious activity, fraud, and compromise alerts
What it communicates
instructs the user to check the sender's identity.

Meaning limits

By itself, this term does not establish that the sender is trustworthy or what should happen after the check.

Examples

“Maya stopped to verify the sender when the message claimed to be from her manager, but the account shown was different.”

Core meaning

“The warning says to verify the sender if the message claims to come from the payroll system.”

In context

  • authenticate Broader Term

    This action is one kind of authentication focused on confirming who sent a message.

  • trust the sender Contrast

    Checking who sent a message is different from deciding that the sender is trustworthy.