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hi NAG'ers,
I'm trying to decide if this is spearphishing, or legitimate.

It has at least two tags tending toward malware:
1) subject line is messed up with "size="+1"
2) link to SOS Group is numeric IP address (but on campus)

I'm guessing it is legitimate, but pretty confusing. What is "Spartan Way"?  A search says that it is a street name, but how can someone be in a street?
thanks for any leads
-John

PS - sorry to forward this to the group,  but my people send me about five of these per week, and I can usually decide within 30 seconds. Four out of the last four have been scams.


Begin forwarded message:

From: ......
Date: April 12, 2010 2:10:04 PM EDT
To: "'John Valenti'" <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: FW: size="+1">SUBJECT: Important: Password Expiration Notification - uadv.msu.edu

Hi John,
Is this a scam?
Mary
 
From: [log in to unmask] [mailto:[log in to unmask]] 
Sent: Monday, April 12, 2010 8:00 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: size="+1">SUBJECT: Important: Password Expiration Notification - uadv.msu.edu
 
Hi Mary,

Your password for account "meyerma8" expires in 0 day(s). Please change the password as soon as possible to prevent further logon problems.

Trouble viewing this email? Click this link

If your password has expired or you want to change it are you inside or outside Spartan Way?

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Users in Spartan Way

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Once you are logged in

Hold down Ctrl - Alt - Delete on the keyboard and left click 'Change Password'

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Users outside Spartan Way

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Login to the UA VPN at https://gate.uadv.msu.edu

Click the 'Preferences' button

Click the 'General' Tab

Type in your old password, then type in the new password and re type the new password.

Make sure the New Password and Confirm Password match. 
Password requirements are:

Minimum 10 characters

Must contain 3 out of 4 -one CAP letter, one lower case letter, one NUMBER and one SPECIAL CHARACTER

You will need to change your password on your mobile phone too. Check below for instructions.

Instructions to setup first time or change password for Iphone are here

Instructions to setup first time or change password for Windows Mobile Phone are here

Thank you!
SOS Group

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This is an automatically generated message (uas16.uadv.msu.edu) from University Advancement Systems Group.

Type in your old password and type in the new password and re type the new password. Make sure the New Password and Confirm Password match.

Password requirements are:

Minimum 10 characters

Must contain 3 out of 4 -one CAP letter, one lower case letter, one NUMBER and one SPECIAL CHARACTER

Thank you!
SOS Group

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This is an automatically generated message (uas16.uadv.msu.edu) from University Advancement Systems Group.