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EMAIL SCAM INFORMATION

Important Info Regarding Email Scams

Recently there has been a large number of phishing attempts targeting Wright State University students, faculty, and staff. These attempts appear in the form of an email sent to a university inbox, and tries to get the user to "verify account information" by sending their CAMPUS username and password in an email, or clicking on a link within the email.

CaTS has developed this page to provide you with tips on how to keep your information safe from phishing attempts, and to alert you to any attempts you may see in your inbox. Please take a moment to review the "Points to Remember" section on the right for tips on how to protect your account information. Then, review the examples below showing the many recent scams targeting Wright State. If you receive an email that looks like any of these, do not reply to it or click on any of the links in the message. Also, If you have reviewed the information on this webpage and are still unsure as to the authenticity of an email you have received, please do not hesitate to contact the Help Desk at 775-4827 or 1-888-775-4827, or by email at helpdesk@wright.edu. We will help in any way we can to validate the email you've received.

November 2, 2009

Text of phishing scam appears in italics below. If you receive this email, do not reply and delete immediately!

PDF Reader for Windows 2009 - New & Improved Version
Download the easiest software to view, create, modify & print PDF documents.

Activation Code: 5013
http://garticleadvert.com/re.php?lnk=1203566085&e=jmeyers@wright.edu

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- Enhanced performance: 50% faster!
- Convenient: works on all operating systems
- Secure: with powerful search capabilities, you'll never lose a proposal again!
- Functional: Open, edit and view all PDFs!

Activation Code: 5013
http://garticleadvert.com/re.php?lnk=1203566085&e=jmeyers@wright.edu

Also included, a free Office solution that allows you to work with a wide variety of formats, including Doc, Excel, Powerpoint and countless other formats, that will increase your productivity, compatibility and efficiency.

Activation Code: 5013
http://garticleadvert.com/re.php?lnk=1203566085&e=jmeyers@wright.edu

"Since the 90's, PDF has become the standard file format for document exchange." - Adobe

Best regards,
PDF Reader for Windows 2009
If you want to stop receiving mail, please go to:
http://garticleadvert.com/

or you may contact us at the following address:

Media Internet Consultants, Edif. Neptuno, Planta Baja, Ave. Ricardo J. Alfaro, Tumba Muerto, n/a, Panama

October 28, 2009

Text of phishing scam appears in italics below. If you receive this email, do not reply and delete immediately!

OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL 441 4th Street NW, Suite 1145S Washington, DC 20001 Attention: Sir, We have received instruction from the Police Department, Home land Security and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) here in the United States of America to prosecute you over allegations of money laundering and terrorist ($10m usd) related activities to which there is over whelming evidence of your involvement. Note a copy of this email have been forwarded to the UNITED STATE OF AMERICA POLICE/AUTHORITIES and will be ordered for your immediate arrest. The need for your urgent prosecution arose from your inability to secure the mandatory Clearance Certificate from the Economic And Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Nigeria inspite of several opportunities given to you by the Police Department,Home land Security and FBI. Inview of the indicting report submitted to the Police Department ,Home land Security and FBI by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the Police Department, Home land Security and FBI has recommended for your immediate prosecution. You have to obtain the required Certificate from EFCC- CHAIRMAN, MRS. FARIDA WAZIRI ON HER EMAIL ADDRESS :efccinfo14@yahoo.com.hk and the Cost of the Certificate is $370.00 only We are giving you notice of service of writ of summons after seven days of receiving t his letter by mail. If after the seven days and you are not able to obtain the Certificate to clear yourself before the Police Department, Home land Security and FBI, Legal prosecution will begin immediately. Justice delayed is justice denied. Your's faithfully, Attorney General Eric Holder

October 12, 2009

Text of phishing scam appears in italics below. If you receive this email, do not reply and delete immediately!

ATTN,
As part of our security measures,we regularly screen activity in the Wright State University Internet Services. During a recent screening,we noticed an issue regarding your account.You have limited access to your account.We understand that having limited access can be an inconvenience,but protecting your account is our primary concern.You have limited access to your account until additional security update measure can be completed. To review your account and some or all of the information that Wright State University Internet Services used to Update and make its decision to limit your account access,please contact us with the information below.
Email address (--------------)
UserName(------------------)
Password (------------------)
We thank you for your prompt attention to this matter.Please understand that this is a security measure intended to help protect you and your account.We apologize for any inconvenience.
Wright State University Internet Services Help Center

September 4, 2009

Text of phishing scam appears in italics below. If you receive this email, do not reply and delete immediately!

Dear webmail.wright.edu,
We would like to inform you that we are currently carrying out scheduled maintenance and upgrade of our webmail.wright.edu web mail service and as a result of this; our webmail. client has been changed and your original password will reset. We are sorry for any inconvenience caused.

To maintain your wright.edu account, you must reply to this email immediately and enter your current password here (******) Failure to do this within 48 hours will immediately render your webmail.wright.edu account deactivated from our database.

Thank you for using the webmail.wright.edu account!

"webmail.wright.edu ACCOUNT SUPPORT TEAM".
©webmail.wright.edu ACCOUNT ABN 31 088 377 860 All Rights Reserved.
E-Mail Account Maintenance (upgradingdpt@gmail.com)

July 17, 2009

Text of phishing scam appears in italics below. If you receive this email, do not reply and delete immediately!

Dear wright.edu User,
We have noticed an unauthorized attempt to change your wright.edu password from a foreign IP. This was going to result to your inability to access your account due to the password change. If you know you are the authorized owner of this account, kindly reply by providing your original User ID (*******) and PASSWORD (*******) so as to protect your ID and password from unauthorized access.

Failure to do this will violate the wright.edu email terms & conditions.

Thanks for using wright.edu

The wright.edu Tech Support.
All content (c) Copyright The wright.edu

June 1, 2009

Text of phishing scam appears in italics below. If you receive this email, do not reply and delete immediately!

Dear Wright State University Web Mail Users
This message is from Wright State University Web Mail Messaging Center to all our email users. We are currently upgrading our data base and e-mail center as well deleting all unused Wright State University Web Mail account to create more space for new accounts. In other not to be suspended, you will have to update your account by providing the information listed below:

CONFIRM YOUR WRIGHT.EDU WEB MAIL IDENTITY BELOW.

Username:
Password:
Date of Birth:

You will be sent a new confirmation alphanumerical password so that it will only be valid during this period and can be changed after the process.

We are very sorry for the inconvenience this may have cost you.

Thanks for your understanding.

Copyright Information C 2009 |
Accessibility Information

May 13, 2009

This alert references a Wall Street Journal article talking about how scammers target economic stimulus payment recipients.

According to a report in The Wall Street Journal, scammers are targeting people who are expecting to receive economic stimulus payments from the US Social Security Administration (SSA) this month. Targets of the scam are receiving email messages that send them to a phony SSA website where they are asked to supply their SSNs, bank account numbers and other information to receive their payments. SSA spokesperson Mark Hinkle says recipients do not need to take any action to receive their payments; they will be mailed or deposited into bank accounts automatically. See the following websites:

http://www.scmagazineus.com/Social-Security-Administration-spoofed-in-phishing-scam/article/136549/
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124191414666904049.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

April 20, 2009

Text of phishing scam appears in italics below. If you receive this email, do not reply and delete immediately!

Dear Webmail User,
This message was sent automatically by a program on Webmail which periodically checks the size of inboxes, where new messages are received.

Your mailbox has exceeded the storage limit set by your administrator. You may not be able to send or receive new mail until your mailbox size is increased by your system administrator.

To help us re-set your SPACE on our database prior to maintain your INBOX, you must contact your system administrator by replying this e-mail and enter your: Current Username: { } and PW: { } to increase your storage limit.

You will continue to receive this warning message periodically if your inbox size continues to exceed its size limit or between 18 and 20 MB.

Thank you for your cooperation.
System Administrator

This email is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and contains information that is privileged and confidential.

March 17, 2009

Text of phishing scam appears in italics below. If you receive this email, do not reply and delete immediately!

Dear EDU Subscriber,
We would like to inform you that we are currently performing scheduled maintenance and improvement of our email service and as a result of this, have changed our email client and your password will be adjusted. We are Sorry for any inconvenience caused. To keep your EDU account, you must reply to this email immediately and enter your current password here (******). Failure to do this within 48 hours, would immediately render his/ her email account deactivated from our database. Once again your urgent response to this email is appreciated and We apologize for any inconvenience this would cause you during this period.

Thank You !
"EDU SUPPORT TEAM."
© EDU ABN 31 088 377 860 All Rights Reserved.

February 25, 2009

Text of phishing scam appears in italics below. If you receive this email, do not reply and delete immediately!

Computing and Telecommunications Services (CaTS) Help Desk
Attn. Wright.edu Webmail Users,
Account Upgrade/Maintenance All Wright.edu Webmail Accounts
We regret to announce to you that we will be making some vital maintenance on our mail.Wright.edu account. During this process you might have login problems in signing into your Wright.edu account, but to prevent this you have to confirm your account immediately after you receive this notification.

To confirm and to keep your Wright.edu webmail account active during and after this process, please reply to this message with the below account information's. Failure to do this might cause a permanent deactivation of your Wright.edu webmail account from our database to enable us create more spaces for up coming students.

To confirm your account, send your Wright.edu webmail account stating:
Campus Username:
Campus Password:

Your account shall remain active after you have successfully confirmed your account details.
We thank you for your prompt attention to this matter. Please understand that this is a security measure intended to help protect your Wright.edu account as we apologize for any inconvenience.

Wright.edu Help Desk
Copyright Information C 2009 CaTS Help Desk

February 20, 2009

Text of phishing scam appears in italics below. If you receive this email, do not reply and delete immediately!

Account Alert
Dear Valued Member,
Due to the congestion in all EDU WEBMAIL users and removal of all unused EDU WEBMAIL Accounts, EDU WEBMAIL would be shutting down all unused accounts,You have to confirm your E-mail by filling out your Login Info below after clicking the reply botton, or your account will be suspended within 24 hours for security reasons.

Username: ....................................
Password:........................................
Date of Birth: .........................................
Country or Territory:..............................

After Following the instructions in the sheet, your account would not be interrupted and will continue as normal. Thanks for your attention to this request. We apologize for any inconvinience this would cause you during this period.

Sincerely,
EDU WEBMAIL SUPPORT DEPT.
************************************************************
This is an Administrative Message from EDU WEBMAIL. It is Not spam. From time to time, EDU WEBMAIL will send you such Messages in order to communicate important information about Your subscription.

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