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Phishing Mesage From February 6, 2017 at 3:54 p.m.

From: “The Pennsylvania State University” <user@psu.edu>
To: user@psu.edu
Sent: Monday, February 6, 2017 3:49:43 PM
Subject: Account Verification

[Penn State Mark]

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES

Information and Communication Technology Accessibility Policy, Verify your email below to avoid lose of account

Account Verification [<– Link leads to a fake WebAccess log-in page in the mysoreclicks.in domain]

Copyright ©2017 College of the Liberal Arts, The Pennsylvania State University | Privacy and Legal Statements
Contact the Web Administrators | Access the Department Intranet

Important Message! You have a new document sent to you ‘PSU NEWS’

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Phishing Message from February 4, 2017 at 6:19 a.m.

From: “Dropbox” <dropbox-notification@email.com>
To: “Recipients” <dropbox-notification@email.com>
Sent: Saturday, February 4, 2017 6:19:10 AM
Subject: Important Message! You have a new document sent to you ‘PSU NEWS’

You have a new document sent to you ‘Shared Folder’ (via Dropbox)

Open Shared Folder or View files and login your email ‘****@psu.edu’

Shared Folder          View files
[These links lead to a fake Dropbox login page]

NOTE: You are accessing a highly secured shared documents.

Dropbox keeps your files safe, synced, and easy to share. To view the

RE: IT Support Help/Desk.

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Phishing Message from December 22, 2016 at 7:55 a.m.

From: “Nar, Bobby Chin Sun (Bobby Chin Sun)” <xxxx@avaya.com>
To: “Nar, Bobby Chin Sun (Bobby Chin Sun)” <xxxx@avaya.com>
Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2016 7:55:00 AM
Subject: RE: IT Support Help/Desk.

From: Nar, Bobby Chin Sun (Bobby Chin Sun)
Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2016 8:31 PM
Subject: IT Support Help/Desk.

Your password Expire In TWO{2}Hours Current Mail Users Should Please Log On To IT WEBSITE [<– Link goes to “ICT Account Upgrade and Verification” on a tripod.com website] To Validate

: IT Help desk.

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From: “Williams, Trudy” <xxxxxx@christushealth.org>
To: “Williams, Trudy” <xxxxxx@christushealth.org>
Sent: Monday, October 3, 2016 12:52:18 PM
Subject: : IT Help desk.

To All Employees\Staff,

Take note of this important update that our new web mail has been improved with a new messaging system from Owa/outlook which also include faster usage on email, shared calendar, web-documents and the new 2016 anti-Spam version.

Kindly use the link below to complete your 2016 Outlook Webmail User Authentication form.

CLICK on Outlook Web Access<http://microsoft-outlook-web-account.sitey.me/> to  update immediately.

CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: Confidential information, such as identifiable patient health information or business information, is subject to protection under state and federal law. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, you may not disclose, print, copy or disseminate this information. If you have received this in error, please reply and notify the sender (only) and delete the message. Unauthorized interception of this e-mail is a violation of federal criminal law.

Phishing message from Oct. 3, 2015 at 12:52 p.m.

Your Psu.edu has passed its limit

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From: “Alf Friggerdal” <Alf.Friggerdal@peab.se>
To: info@web.com
Sent: Sunday, September 11, 2016 6:10:24 PM
Subject: Your Psu.edu has passed its limit

Your Psu.edu has passed its limit

3.9GB 3GB​
Current size Maximum size

Your psu.edu quota has passed the quo​ta limit is 3GB. You are currently running at 3.9 GB.
To re-enable and increase your psu.edu​​ quota click on the link below.

CLICK HERE TO RE-VALIDATE​​​
Failure to do so may result in termination of your mail box account.
We are sorry for the inconvenience.

Psu.edu Customer Service.​​​​​​​​​​

 

Phishing message from September 11, 2016 at 6:10 p.m.