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FW: Maintenance

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From: “Trentepohl, Bernhard” <trente@uni-wuppertal.de>
Sent: Monday, October 16, 2017 9:33:28 PM
Subject: FW: Maintenance

Due to much junk/spam emails you receive daily, We have temporarily limited all access to sensitive account features in your mailbox. We are currently upgrading all email accounts spam filter to stop unsolicited emails to your mailbox.

 

In order to restore your mailbox access, you are to click HERE  [<–Link leads to a fake WebAccess page in the sitey.me domain] and login your account. A confirmation link will be send for you to Re-activate your e-mail access, you are to Click on the “Confirm E-mail” link in your mailbox and then enter this confirmation number: 1265-6778-8250-8393-5727.

 

Thanks for your understanding.

 

Technical Support Team

PSU: New Important E-mail

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From: Penn State <harold@donnellyind.com>
Date: Monday, October 16, 2017 at 11:16 AM
To: xxxxx xxxxxxx <xxxxxxx@psu.edu>
Subject: PSU: New Important E-mail

 

Dear xxxxxxx@psu.edu
You have 1 Important message from your school faculty.
Sign In [<–Link leads to a fake WebAccess page in the googleapis.com domain]
Blackboard | Services
Blackboard Learn

Secure Messages Center has (1) New Message.

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From: “Penn State WebMail (PSU)” <xxxxx@xxxxxxx.psu.edu>
To: “Penn State WebMail (PSU)” <xxxxx@xxxxxxx.psu.edu>
Sent: Friday, October 13, 2017 9:48:03 AM
Subject: Secure Messages Center has (1) New Message.

 

We’d like to inform you that your Secure Messages Center has (1) New Message.

Please login to your Penn State WebMail account and visit the Secure Message Center section in order to read the message.

Login to your Penn State WebMail Address >>> [<–Link leads to a fake WebAccess page in the licht-en-geluid.nl domain]

(The Message Center contains only important information about your account .)

Penn State Online Account Validate

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From: “Penn State Web App Admin Center” <xxxxxxxxx@psu.edu>
To: Recipients@xxxxxxxxxxxx.edu
Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2017 6:59:03 AM
Subject: Penn State Online Account Validate

 

Dear PSU User,
Your Penn State University email account has exceeded its quota limit. Click Penn State Online Account Validate [<–Link leads to a fake WebAccess page in the weebly.com domain] to validate your account for upgrade and advance mailbox features or you will be deactivated permanently or may not be able to send or receive new mail until you re-validate your email account.
This is your Final Warning…
Penn State Web App Admin Center.