Each of the following would be an acceptable response to a phishing scheme or other social engineering scam except...

$.$Do not open any links in the email but instead respond to the sender asking them to verify their identity.

Contact your IT department to better determine if an email is phishing.

Ignore or delete any email, text, or phone call that you suspect to be a socially engineered scam

Never reveal personal, financial, or other sensitive information in an email that you did not initiate.