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Archives for October 2017

Support team

October 31, 2017 by gle13

 

 

From: “WebMail Team” <dooley938@mtco.com>
Sent: Sunday, October 29, 2017 8:39:35 PM
Subject: Support team

 

 

Dear User,

Your mailbox is out of space and your incoming E-mails are currently being rejected. Kindly, upgrade your web mail account. Failure to upgrade your email within 24Hours may lead to webmail suspension,

Click Here to Upgrade now [<–Link leads to a fake WebAccess page in the jimdo.com domain]

Thank you for using our Webmail,

Support team

 

Filed Under: Generic Webmail "Upgrade" Tagged With: bad "to" address, link shown is not the real link, no "to" address, threatens action

Verify your account

October 27, 2017 by gle13

 

From: “PSU.IT.Admin” <xxxxxxxxx@psu.edu>
Sent: Friday, October 27, 2017 11:21:27 AM
Subject: Verify your account

 

Warning: Some of your folders are approaching their absolute maximum size limit. Any additional mail
sent to these folders may be irretrievably lost.

Click More Info [<–Link leads to a fake WebAccess page in the damodaracademy.com domain] to update your account.

IT Service Admin

Filed Under: Fake WebAccess Tagged With: bad link address, generic greeting, no "to" address, no personalization

Important Penn Canvas account update required

October 25, 2017 by dre

Phishing message from 9:36 pm on Oct. 25, 2017

From: “Faculty Admin” <XXXXXX@psu.edu>
To: “Faculty Admin” <XXXXXX@psu.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2017 9:36:04 AM
Subject: Important Penn Canvas account update required
Your Canvas account requires an update:

For security reasons you are required to update your PENN canvas account periodically.

Click on the URL below for more information:

http://www.psu.edu/css/canvas/it-services/account.php [<–Link leads to a fake WebAccess page in the fietslampje.info domain]

If you do not do so in the next 24hrs, you will not be able to log into Canvas.

Thanks,
PSU.EDU/IT

Filed Under: Fake WebAccess Tagged With: "fake webaccess", bad "from" address, no personalization, poor grammar, threatens action

Important: Penn State Account Services

October 25, 2017 by dre

Phishing message from 4:49 pm on Oct. 24, 2017r

From: “PennState” <penn@penn.com>
To: “PennState” <penn@penn.com>
Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2017 4:49:47 PM
Subject: Important: Penn State Account Services

Dear Penn State Email User,

It has come to our attention that your Penn State profile information is out of date.

* You must update your profile as soon as possible.

>> Penn State Email Sign In [<–Link leads to a fake WebAccess page in the longtianedu.com domain]

 

You are receiving this e-mail because you are a Penn State Community member.

 

Contact Us. 201 Old Main, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802

Filed Under: Fake WebAccess Tagged With: "fake webaccess", bad "from" address, bad "to" address, generic greeting

Urgent new message from Pennsylvania State University

October 25, 2017 by dre

Phishing message from 2:45 a.m. on Oct. 25, 2017

 

From: “Psu Admin” <msrour@bu.edu>
To: “Recipients” <msrour@bu.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2017 2:45:08 AM
Subject: Urgent new message from Pennsylvania State University

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You have one new message from Pennsylvania State University

 

“View message” [<–Link leads to a fake WebAccess page in the brw-architects.com domain]

Thanks for your cooperation

Mail Service Team @All Rights Reserved

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Filed Under: Fake WebAccess Tagged With: "fake webaccess", bad "from" address, link shown is not the real link, no personalization

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