The phishing email hit campus From: UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
22.10.14
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A sample of this email scam reads as follows. DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS EMAIL.
From: UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA <econtesd@ucsc.edu>
Date: Thu, Sep 25, 2014
Subject: Dear Students / Staff Subscribe
To:
Dear Students / Staff Subscriber,
This is to inform all Santa Cruz Staffs and students that we are currently experiencing some serious technical problems with our servers due to some internet criminals, please be informed, do not give your information to anyone claiming to be your Santa Cruz Webmail Administrator , unless we asked you to do so. Therefore, we would be shutting down all unused Santa Cruz Students / Staffs accounts that have not checked their emails to avoid further damage from spammers and Internet deactivation of your account, you will need to confirm your email address to enable us serve and protect your Santa Cruz E-mail account from spammers.
Click here to upgrade your Santa Cruz Account: <<link omitted>>
*Important*Please make sure you fill the said form with your complete information correctly otherwise due to security reasons we may have no choice than to close your email account temporarily.
Warning!!! All Students and Staff of Santa Cruz that refuse to update his or her account within two days of receiving this email will lose his or her account permanently. AGB © upc cablecom GmbH 2013. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused you. Thank you for using Santa Cruz Webmail
Tech Support Customer Care
Case number: 8941624
Property: Account Security
Thank you for using our University Webmail Service.
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