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PSU MAIL UPDATE…

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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

psu.edu UPDATE

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Phishing message from 1:12 p.m. on June 19, 2017

From: “xxxxxxxxx (xxxxxxxxx)” <xxxxxxxx@assumption.edu>
Sent: Monday, June 19, 2017 1:12:57 PM
Subject: psu.edu UPDATE

Dear psu.edu User,

This is to inform you that psu.edu security center is shutting down some accounts due to congestion. This notification has been sent regardless of your last login date and you are required to access your account by clicking the link below to confirm usage and enjoy uninterrupted services.

Notification Date: June 19th, 2017

To update your services; Click UPDATE [<– Link leads to a fake Zimbra login page in the 000webhostapp.com domain]

The Account Update Team at psu.edu Mail! thank you for being on the network and apologize for any inconvenience caused.

ABOUT THIS MESSAGE:

This service message was delivered to you as a psu.edu Mail ! customer to provide you with account updates and information about your account benefits.

Your Penn State Access Account

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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

Urgent Announcement

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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

Salary Notification

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From: David H. Monk [mailto:bsccareinfo@gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, May 22, 2017 3:44 PM
Subject: Salary Notification

Dear Faculty/Staff,

Attached is the description of how staff/faculty members has demonstrated excellence in support of the school activities. List of all the names of 2016/2017 nominees, entitled to increase in Salary award and position title, department for Years of Service to Penn State College of Education.

Please download and login to your mail account to view and new salary update. All eligible active faculty/staff members will receive a bonus payment instanta.

Thanks.

Yours Sincerely,
David H. Monk
Dean Penn State College of Education
274 Chambers Building
University Park, PA 16802

This email was not sent by the Dean of the College of Education and it includes a file named “award list.htm” that, when opened, shows a website requesting that the viewer log in with their Penn State Access Account. That site is bogus, and if you submit your user ID and password through it, your account will be compromised.