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PSU MAIL UPDATE…

June 22, 2017 by gle13


From: “PSU Datalogs” <xxxxxxxx@psu.edu>
Sent: Thursday, June 22, 2017 2:59:07 PM
Subject: PSU MAIL UPDATE…

 

PENN STATE
Dear users
 
Your inbox account has reached an Upgrade stage and All your incoming message will be pending,  If you still an active user please Verify Your User ID to continue usage. Please do not ignore this email to ! avoid your account deleted from PSU database,
 
click the button to verify your account:  PSU Database [<–Link leads to a fake WebAccess page in the http://psudesks.wulistshop.com domain]

Thanks and Regards
PSU WEB ACCESS Inc

Filed Under: Fake WebAccess, Generic Webmail "Upgrade", PSU But Not Penn State Tagged With: bad link address, generic greeting, poor grammar

Sign in Security.

June 15, 2017 by gle13

From: “PennState Webmail” <stuart67@ntlworld.com>
Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2017 9:20:20 AM
Subject: Sign in Security.

Hello,

Your account was access from another location, Kindly Click Verify Now [<–Link leads to a fake WebAccess page in the specialitapizzimenti.com domain] to confirm your IP.

Filed Under: Fake WebAccess, Penn State But Not WebAccess, PSU Message and Non-PSU Site

Your Penn State Access Account

May 25, 2017 by gle13

From: “Penn State HelpDesk” <xxxxxxx@baylor.edu>
To: xxxxxx@psu.edu
Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2017 2:34:35 PM
Subject: Your Penn State Access Account

Dear Penn State E-mail User,

This message is from Penn State University: PSU Support Help Desk, We are
currently upgrading our psu.edu database and e-mail account center i.e homepage view,
enhance security installations of new 2017 anti-spam and anti-virus software,large mailbox
space.Kindly verify your e-mail within 24 hours or your e-mail will be
temporarily suspended. CLICK HERE  [<–Link leads to a fake WebAccess page in the ayigagroup.com domain] to verify your e-mail.

Thanks for your co-operation,
PENN STATE IT HelpDesk
PSU Support Help Desk
© Copyright 2017 Penn State University

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

Urgent Announcement

May 25, 2017 by gle13

From: “IT-Help-Desk@PSU.EDU” <xxxxxx@ksu.edu>
To: xxxxx@psu.edu
Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2017 9:09:04 AM
Subject: Urgent Announcement
Dear All,

This is to notify all Students and Staffs of Pennsylvania State University that we are validating active accounts.

Kindly confirm that your account is still in use by clicking the validation link below:

Validate Email Account [<–Link leads to a fake WebAccess page in the charanflowerdecorators.com domain]

Sincerely
IT Help Desk
Office of Information Technology
Penn State University

Filed Under: Fake WebAccess Tagged With: bad "from" address, generic greeting, no personalization, poor grammar

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