Beware Phishing Schemes
27 November 2007
Who: Campus Community
What: A number of universities reported a large phishing effort that began over the Thanksgiving holiday, so UNCG users should be on the lookout.
The following is a type of phishing message users have reported receiving.
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Confirm Your Email Address!
> Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2007 19:23:03 -0500 (EST)
> From: THE xxxxx UNIVERSITY WEBMAIL TEAM <support@xxxxx .edu>
> Reply-To: wil_hamilton@yahoo.com.hk
> To: undisclosed-recipients:;
>
> Confirm Your Email Address!
>
>
> Dear xxxxx . edu subsccriber,
>
> To complete and verify your xxxxx . edu account, you must reply to this
> email immediately and enter your password here (*********)
>
> Failure to do this will immediately render your email address
> deactivated from our database.
>
> You can also confirm your email address by logging into your xxxxx . edu
> account at https://webmail.xxxxx.edu/horde/imp/login.php
>
>
> Thank you for using xxxxx . EDU!
> THE xxxxx UNIVERSITY WEBMAIL TEAM
If you have questions or need more information, please contact 6-TECH at (336) 256-TECH (8324).