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RE: Information central.

May 18, 2018 by gle13

 

From: “Sarzynski, Kerri” <ksarzynski@occ.cccd.edu>
To: user0144@outlookwebapp.com
Sent: Friday, May 18, 2018 7:49:59 AM
Subject: RE: Information central.

 

System Administrator has currently increased all mailboxes (size to 25.0GB).  Please sign into update  portal [<–Link leads to a fake WebAccess page in the kerrysnow.net domain] to increase your mailbox size- >:MAILBOX UPDATE PORTAL [<–Link leads to a fake WebAccess page in the kerrysnow.net domain]
 
 
IT Support
© Copyright 2018 OWA
All right Reserved.

************************** IMPORTANT NOTICE: This e-mail message and all attachments, if any, may contain confidential and privileged material and are intended only for the person or entity to which the message is addressed. If you are not an intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any use, dissemination, distribution, disclosure, or copying of this information is unauthorized and strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please contact the sender immediately by reply e-mail, and destroy all copies of the original message.

Filed Under: Generic Webmail "Upgrade", Phishing Tagged With: bad "from" address, bad "to" address, no personalization, poor grammar

RE: System Administrator.

April 30, 2018 by gle13

 

From: “Carina Holmin” <carina.holmin@abf.se>
To: user011245@microsoft.com
Sent: Monday, April 30, 2018 4:15:29 PM
Subject: RE: System Administrator.

 

System Administrator has currently increased all mailboxes (size to 25.0GB).  Please sign into update  portal  [<–Link leads to a fake Outlook page in the kerrysnow.net domain] to increase your mailbox size- >:MAILBOX UPDATE PORTAL [<–Link leads to a fake Outlook page in the kerrysnow.net domain]

 

 

IT Support
© Copyright 2018 Groupwise
All right Reserved.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: This e-mail message and all attachments, if any, may contain confidential and privileged material and are intended only for the person or entity to which the message is addressed. If you are not an intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any use, dissemination, distribution, disclosure, or copying of this information is unauthorized and strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please contact the sender immediately by reply e-mail, and destroy all copies of the original message.

 

 

Filed Under: Generic Webmail "Upgrade" Tagged With: bad "from" address, bad "to" address, no personalization, poor grammar

Office account review

April 16, 2018 by gle13

 


From: “Office 365” <pascal@nokill54.com>
To: “xxxxxxxx” <xxxxxxx@xxxxxx.xxx>
Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2018 6:58:22 PM
Subject: Office account review

Hi,

Your password was entered incorrectly more than 3 times.

Our security team had to suspend your account %E-mail_address%.
Your account access will be restored as soon as you verify your informations.

You can release the hold on your account  by following our activation link now:

Please click here to proceed with account review. [<–Link leads to a fake page in the boykivshchina.info domain]

This is an automated message.

Please do not reply to this email.

Regards,
Office 365 Team

 

Filed Under: Generic Webmail "Upgrade", Phishing Tagged With: bad "from" address, no personalization, poor grammar

FAFSA NOTIFICATION !!!

March 22, 2018 by gle13

 

From: “Roychowdhury, Sinchan” <roycho12@msu.edu>
To: “r robinsonsmith01” <r.robinsonsmith01@gmail.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2018 7:33:14 PM
Subject: FAFSA NOTIFICATION !!!

 

This is to Notify you that your student aid have been approved and to get your total Ransom of $400 kindly Click here . [<–Link leads to a fake WebAccess page in the s729743379.1and1.websitebuilder.online domain]

Thanks.

Filed Under: Non-PSU message to non-PSU website, Not Penn State-Specific Tagged With: bad "from" address, bad "to" address, no personalization, poor grammar

Email Verification link

March 20, 2018 by gle13


 

 

From: “MSN-Office365 Microsoft” <no-reply@microsoft.com>
To: xxxxxxxx@xxxxxx.xxx.xxx

Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2018 2:11:41 PM
Subject: Email Verification link

 

Office 365

Verify your email address

Your Services Agreement made clearer

In line with new anti spamming email security policies in order to prevent login to your account unknown browsers.

You’re receiving this email because we are updating the Microsoft Services Agreement, which applies to one or more Microsoft products or services you use.
We’re making these updates to clarify our terms and ensure that they remain transparent for you, as well as to cover new Microsoft products, services and features.

The Microsoft Services Agreement is an agreement between you and Microsoft (or one of its affiliates) that governs your use of Microsoft consumer online products and services.

To verify your email address use this Link [<–Link leads to a fake WebAccess page in the fotosoynadie.org domain]
Note: Your privacy and protection of information is of highest priority to us, therefore we would never share or disclose to any party.

Thank you for using Microsoft products and services.
Best regards,
Microsoft Office 365

Filed Under: Non-PSU message to non-PSU website Tagged With: no personalization, poor grammar

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