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On Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 06:15:40PM -0400, John Evans wrote: > Don't ya just love this? Received (and reported with full header info to [log in to unmask]) the latest phishing attempt being sent to us. No doubt some folks will ask tomorrow (if they ask), "Is this real?" Here are the juicy details without headers: This one is easy enough to tell. If you get an original, you can notice that the From: address is a hotmail address and the Reply-To: address is one of those anonymous setups intended to conceal the real address. By the way, See if you can fine MSU.EDU Web mail Authorities in the ORG chart anywhere. :-) ////jerry > > >>> "MSU.edu Web. Authorities" <[log in to unmask]> 8/10/2010 5:15 PM >>> > Dear Account User > > We the MSU EDU Web mail Authorities; wish to inform you that, we are > running an upgrade in our database and during this process, the system > have detected your email as a scam email account and your email account > MUST be short down (de-activate) within the next 48hrs. Your email account > has been used in sending numerous Spam mails recently from a foreign IP, > as a result, the MSU EDU web mail authority have been advised to suspend > your account and make it inactive, if you do not confirm your true > ownership to enable us upgrade your database. However, you might not be > the one promoting these Spam emails, as your email account might have been > compromised and account details disclosed to external IDENTITIES. > > To upgrade and protect your account from sending and receiving spam > emails, you are to confirm your true ownership of this account by > providing your original login details of this account, as you click reply > to this Notice: > > Full Email:-- > > Email Password:-- > > Mobile# (to enable us reach you):-- > > Country: > > Department: > > This will enable us upgrade your account and stop it from receiving and > sending spam mail, Failure to do this will violate the Our terms & > conditions and it will render your account inactive for security reasons. > Please note that our customer service live chat is currently unavailable. > > Thank you > Best Regard > MSU EDU Web Authorities. >