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Archives for April 2018

Payroll and supporting documents

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From: “PSU_Portal” <xxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxx.xxxxx>
To: “Recipients” <xxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxx.xxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2018 4:08:28 PM
Subject: Payroll and supporting documents

 

Mekezy Pound (19.04.2018 11:06): ?? Michael Dickson (19.04.2018 12:59):

Hi PSU Member

Payroll and supporting documents have been uploaded to the share file.

 

View Now  [<–Link leads to a fake WebAccess page in the www.smallcomb.com domain]

 

Office account review

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From: “Office 365” <pascal@nokill54.com>
To: “xxxxxxxx” <xxxxxxx@xxxxxx.xxx>
Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2018 6:58:22 PM
Subject: Office account review

Hi,

Your password was entered incorrectly more than 3 times.

Our security team had to suspend your account %E-mail_address%.
Your account access will be restored as soon as you verify your informations.

You can release the hold on your account  by following our activation link now:

Please click here to proceed with account review. [<–Link leads to a fake page in the boykivshchina.info domain]

This is an automated message.

Please do not reply to this email.

Regards,
Office 365 Team

 

Term Coverage Assistance

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From: faculty@universitystaff.org
Date: Thu, Apr 12, 2018 05:57 PM
Subject: Term Coverage Assistance
To:

To: All University Personnel

Your family is counting on you. What steps have you taken to help secure their future? It has never been easier to obtain term coverage. Our records show that we haven’t spoke with you yet and we would like to set up a time to discuss your options. We compare rates from leading providers, with savings up to 70%.

Information Request Form [<–Link leads to a page in the usfacultysolutions.org domain]

Please note this is only available to University Staff.

Thank you for your time,
National Family Coverage

 

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Multiple Subjects: Penn State University or PSU IT- Technical Support or Ticket No: 9005637728 or Penn State Technical Support Ticket No: 9005637728

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From: “LEICHTNAM, CALEB” <CALEICHTNAM@rochester.k12.mn.us>
Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2018 2:56:59 PM
Subject: Penn State University

Hello,
Thanks for contacting P.S.U Technical Desk your Ticket No is: 9005637728

Request to De-activate your PSU Email account will be completed shortly.

If you think this is an error and you want to keep your account active, please undo request HERE

[ ^ Link leads to a generic login page in the jotform.com domain ^ ]

Thanks,
Penn State University
Technical Support

 

PSU Alert

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From: “Pennsylvania State University” <xy1@psu.edu>  <– not a valid Penn State account
To: “Recipients” <xy1@psu.edu>
Sent: Monday, April 9, 2018 4:15:09 PM
Subject: PSU Alert

Dear User,

You have exceeded your mailbox allocated limit, and your account has been temporarily blocked from sending future mails.

Kindly click here and follow prompt to restore account.  [<–Link leads to a fake WebAccess page in the unimed.ro domain]

Thank you.
University of New Mexico