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Payroll schedule message.

September 27, 2017 by mcl158

From: “Penn State University.” <xxxxxx@usm.edu>
To: “\”{}:” <xxxxxx@usm.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2017 10:19:10 AM
Subject: Payroll schedule message.

You have an Important security notification regarding 2017 payroll schedule.

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

Best Regards,
Penn State University

Filed Under: Fake WebAccess Tagged With: bad "from" address, no personalization, unclear instructions

New Message For You From Admin!

September 22, 2017 by mcl158

From: “PSU ADMIN” <noreplyY@psu.edu>
To: “Recipients” <noreplyY@psu.edu>
Sent: Friday, September 22, 2017 12:10:16 PM
Subject: New Message For You From Admin!

Image result for psu.edu

Your student portal! was recently signed from an unknown Location. Please for verification to avoid closure of your account

CLICK HERE>>>   [<–Link leads to a fake WebAccess page in the passionateness.com domain]

 

Admin office.

Filed Under: Fake WebAccess Tagged With: bad link address, no personalization, poor grammar, unclear instructions

You have one new message from Pennsylvania State University

August 24, 2017 by mcl158

An earlier version of this phish has the subject: “one new message from Pennsylvania State University”

From: “PSU.EDU MEMBER SERVICE” <xxxx@bu.edu>
To: “Recipients” <xxxx@bu.edu>
Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2017 2:32:00 PM
Subject: one new message from Pennsylvania State University

one new message from Pennsylvania State University

“View message”    [<–Link leads to a fake WebAccess page in the bit.ly domain]

Thanks for your cooperation

Mail Service Team @All Rights Reserved

Filed Under: Fake WebAccess Tagged With: bad "from" address, no "to" address, no personalization, unclear instructions

IT Help Desk — Penn State University – Student Update

July 19, 2017 by mcl158

Subject: IT Help Desk — Penn State University – Student Update
To: Recipients <REDACTED@psu.edu>
From: “PennState” <REDACTED@psu.edu>
Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2017 19:37:01 +0300

Dear PSU Students,

We’re making few improvements, aimed at giving better security.
Your account is experiencing a very serious technical problem.

Activate account refresh repair process.

Proceed here>>>>>    [<–Link leads to a fake WebAccess page in the  repsi.bvcoend.ac.in domain]

The Pennsylvania State University
Hintz Family Alumni Center
University Park, PA 16802
800-548-LION (5466)

Filed Under: Fake WebAccess, PSU Message and Non-PSU Site Tagged With: generic greeting, link shown is not the real link, no "to" address, no personalization, unclear instructions

Payroll schedule message.

June 20, 2017 by Paul Carlisle Kletchka

From: “Pennsylvania State University Support.” <W809018@usm.edu>
To: “;'” <W809018@usm.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2017 11:22:18 AM
Subject: Payroll schedule message.

1 New Notification Regarding Your 2017 Payroll

http://www.psu.edu/h/payr0ll/2017/f0rmspdf. [<– Link text is not the actual address. It goes to a fake WebAccess login in the beecompliant.net domain]

The Pennsylvania State University.

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

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