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Security Alert! Please Read

January 5, 2018 by mcl158

From: “Pennsylvania State University” <xxxxxx@psu.edu>
To: “Recipients” <xxxxxx@psu.edu>
Sent: Friday, January 5, 2018 10:04:27 AM
Subject: Security Alert! Please Read

The Pennsylvania State University

Security Alert , Friday, 5 January 2018

Your Pennsylvania State University email account has been suspended. You must verify it immediately or your account will be closed or wouldn’t be able to send or receive mail.

Click link to verify: http://news.psu.edu  [<–Link leads to a fake WebAccess page in the etech-point.com domain]

Regards
© 2018 The Pennsylvania State University. All rights reserved.

Filed Under: Fake WebAccess Tagged With: bad link address, no personalization, poor grammar, threatens action

Verify your Account

January 4, 2018 by mcl158

From: “Psu Account” <fs@psu.edu>
To: “Recipients” <fs@psu.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, January 3, 2018 8:19:13 PM
Subject: Verify your Account

Dear User

You have less than 48hours to complete. Verify your account to continue using this service.
Continue with Verification    [<–Link leads to a fake WebAccess page in the devilspeakbandb.biz domain]

However, if you do not cancel this request your account will be shutdown shortly and all your email data will be lost permanently.
Regards.

Penn State Undergraduate Service

Filed Under: Penn State But Not WebAccess Tagged With: generic greeting, link shown is not the real link, no personalization, threatens action

Alerte desécurité

December 6, 2017 by gle13

 

From: “Rcmail Webmail” <muriel.iche@inp-toulouse.fr>
Sent: Wednesday, December 6, 2017 5:34:32 AM
Subject: Alerte desécurité

 

Cher Utilisateur,

Suite à un problème de connexion sur votre compte veuillez-vous reconnecter Pour effectuer votre mise à jour automatiquement. En Cas de refus, Tout message consulté en accès sur votre vôtre compte messagerie sera automatiquement conservé 15 jours, puis automatiquement supprimé.

Pour consulter votre Mise à Jour MESSAGERIE : Cliquez-ici [<–Link leads to a fake WebAccess page in the dtempurl.com domain]

Merci de votre confiance.

Bien cordialement,

Le service client Internet.

Cet e-mail est envoyé automatiquement. Nous vous remercions de ne pas y répondre votre demande ne pourrait être traitée.

Filed Under: Non-PSU message to non-PSU website Tagged With: no "to" address, threatens action

RE-BOX

November 29, 2017 by gle13

 

From: “Penn State University” <xxxxxxxxx@psu.edu>
To: xxxxxxxx@psu.edu
Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2017 8:55:16 AM
Subject: RE-BOX

 

Hello,

We received your multiple request to shutdown your account, We will process this request within 24hours.

All emails associated with your account will be lost. To retain your account, kindly Cancel Request to continue using our services.

(Cancel request)

[<–Link leads to a fake WebAccess page in the 5gbfree.com domain] 

© 2017.

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Filed Under: Fake WebAccess Tagged With: bad link address, generic greeting, threatens action

All staff/student

November 27, 2017 by gle13

From: “LeMere-Kelly, Cynthia” <clemere-kelly@nthurston.k12.wa.us>
Subject: All staff/student

All staff/student email address will be transitioned from Microsoft Outlook email to Google’s Gmail. Click Here [<–Link leads to a fake WebAccess page in the moonfruit.com domain] Fill and Submit to Update or You cant send Mail.

 

NOTICE: This communication may contain privileged or other confidential information. If you have received it in error, please advise the sender by reply email and immediately delete the message and any attachments without copying or disclosing the contents. Thank you.

Public records are available upon request under the Public Records Act, Chapter 42.56 RCW. Unless exempt from disclosure, email communication is a public record that may be disclosed to a third party under the Act.

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: bad link address, no "to" address, no personalization, threatens action

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