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Payment Received!!

September 28, 2017 by mcl158

From: “Bursar@psu.edu” <loosbursar@psu.edu>  [<–there is no such address]
To: “Recipients” <loosbursar@psu.edu>
Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2017 8:18:23 AM
Subject: Payment Received!!

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Payroll:-
You have an Important security notification regarding 2017 payroll schedule.

View Message Now.   [<–Link leads to a fake WebAccess page in the expert-travel.net domain]

Best Regards,
Penn State University
Account Management.

 

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

Office of Police and Public Safety

August 28, 2017 by mcl158

From: Redacted <xxxxx@fas.harvard.edu>
Sent: Friday, August 25, 2017 5:32:57 PM
Subject: Office of Police and Public Safety

There is a police Situation on campus, We Encourage everyone to read and follow protocol.
This message is sent Via Secured HTML Protocol Click Here to View.
[Link leads to a fake WebAccess page in the teamzero.com.cn domain–^]

Penn State University Police
20 Eisenhower Parking Deck
University Park, PA 16802
Email: kam1232@psu.edu  [<–not a real address or person in authority]

Filed Under: Penn State But Not WebAccess Tagged With: bad "from" address, link shown is not the real link, unclear message

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