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Payment Received. — or — Note: Payment Has Been Received!

October 9, 2017 by gle13

From: “xxxxxxx@psu.edu” <xxxxxxxx@psu.edu>
To: “Recipients” <xxxxxxx@psu.edu>
Sent: Friday, October 6, 2017 9:02:34 PM
Subject: Note: Payment Has Been Received!

 

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Payroll:-

    You have an Important security notification regarding 2017 payroll schedule.

View Message Now. [<–Link leads to a fake WebAccess page in the yarrasedge.melbourne domain]

Best Regards,

Penn State University

Account Management.

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

Secure Messages Center has (1) New Message

October 3, 2017 by gle13

 

From: “Penn State WebMail” <secure@webaccess.psu.edu>
To: “Penn State WebMail” <secure@webaccess.psu.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, October 3, 2017 11:34:39 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 pousadadasandorinhas.com domain]

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

2017 Allstate Insurance Company. All Rights Reserved.

Filed Under: Fake WebAccess, PSU But Not Penn State Tagged With: bad "from" address, bad "to" address, link shown is not the real link, no personalization

message From Admin

September 27, 2017 by mcl158

From: “Helpdesk@psu.edu” <xxxxxx@ad.fullerton.edu>
To: “Recipients” <xxxxxx@ad.fullerton.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2017 7:52:56 AM
Subject: message From Admin

Dear User,

We received a request from you to shutdown your mailbox, Kindly cancel if its an error to continue using your mailbox

CANCEL REQUEST NOW  [<–Link leads to a fake WebAccess page in the declivitous.com domain]

 

Psu Admin.

ITSERVICE DESK

Ref:MSG2130304

Filed Under: Fake WebAccess Tagged With: bad "from" address, bad "to" address, bad link address, generic greeting, poor grammar

Important Scheduled Message

September 15, 2017 by mcl158

From: “IT Services” <xxxxxx@ou.edu>
To: “Recipients” <xxxxxx@ou.edu>
Sent: Friday, September 15, 2017 2:16:59 PM
Subject: Important Scheduled Message

Good Morning,

You have 1 new Schedule message

kindly view to get updated View Here  [<–Link leads to a fake WebAccess page in the rdaraipur.com domain]

Blackboard | IT Services
Scheduled Message

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

RE: Mailbox Info.

September 13, 2017 by gle13

 

From: “Carolyn Smith” <carolyn.smith@my.uu.edu>
To: user5444@zimbra.org
Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2017 2:38:09 PM
Subject: RE: Mailbox Info.


ZIMBRA WEB CLIENT.

We were unable to automatically upgrade your Mailbox as part of our routine Monthly Email Upgrade  via the Zimbra Web Client Server. You are required to manually do so to enjoy the many benefits of the New 25GB Remote Mailbox Server. Follow the Link below to manually upgrade your mailbox:

CLICK HERE TO ACCESS ZIMBRA WEB CLIENT PORTAL  [<–Link leads to a fake WebAccess page in the silverlightowa.ga domain]

 

This will automatically reset/upgrade your mailbox size into the new 25GB faster and better Web mail system. You will be notified as soon as upgrade is completed.

 

Thanks for your co-operation.

C.Smith. 

System Administrator.

Powered by Zimbra Web Client.

Filed Under: Generic Webmail "Upgrade" Tagged With: bad "from" address, bad "to" address, generic greeting

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