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On Mon, Feb 11, 2013 at 11:43:25AM -0500, Gary Schrock wrote: > Katherine Ball did send out an email last week about them moving forward > with the deactivating netids, and that this time they'd also be including > staff and faculty who have been separated from the university for at least > a year. Interesting though if people are getting these if they shouldn't > be though. > > And I have to admit, the email that you forwarded on that they sent out is > pretty bad form, since it indeed looks similar to the phishing emails that > go out. In fact it looks a lot like the very type of thing they repeatedly warn people not to respond to and that the University will never send. They should have sent a warning and then told people to contact the help desk or some other IT S office directly and not given a link to a web page to solicit information. So, you are right to be very suspicious. ////jerry > > On Mon, Feb 11, 2013 at 11:33 AM, John Resotko <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > I've gotten messages from several users who infrequently use their MSU > > email account, asking if this is a legitimate message or a phishing > > attempt. Has anyone else seen this, and are these official messages from > > MSU IT Services? They don't normally send links to forms asking for > > personal information and IDs, yet the contact form listed below does ask > > for a person's name and MSU NetID. Several people who received this were > > afraid to use the form or fill it out. > > > > Any additional information? > > > > > > John A. Resotko > > Assistant Director, Systems Administration and Support > > Michigan State University College of Law > > 648 N. Shaw Lane, Room 208 Law College > > East Lansing, MI 48824-1300 > > email: [log in to unmask] > > Phone: 517-432-6836 > > Fax: 517-432-6861 > > >>> > > You are receiving this message because your NetID is not currently > > sponsored by a Michigan State University department and does not appear to > > belong to an MSU-affiliated individual. > > > > MSU IT Services no longer provides MSU NetIDs to departments or > > unaffiliated individuals free of charge. If you are still affiliated with a > > department, or this NetID is in use by a department, the department can > > sponsor the NetID by paying $1/month for this NetID to remain active. > > > > Starting on April 30, this NetID is among those scheduled to be > > deactivated. For no interruption in service, an MSU account number must be > > provided before April 30 on this form > > https://contact.cl.msu.edu/request.php?service=netidrequestgroup. > > > > If you are no longer affiliated with a department, or are no longer using > > this NetID for a department, we encourage you to go through your accounts > > between now and April 30 and save or migrate any files you wish to keep. > > > > DIRECTIONS > > Directions for migrating a mail.msu.edu inbox and folders are available > > at http://techbase.msu.edu/article.asp?id=11524 and at > > http://techbase.msu.edu/article.asp?id=212. > > > > Directions for accessing AFS space are available at > > http://techbase.msu.edu/article.asp?id=2468&service. > > > > MORE DETAILS > > For further information about the deactivation process, please visit > > http://techbase.msu.edu/article.asp?id=15436. > > > > If you think this NetID should not be deactivated, or if you need > > additional help in migrating or saving your files, please contact MSU IT > > Services Support at (517) 432-6200 or through the online contact form at > > https://contact.cl.msu.edu/contactMAIL.php?service=mail. > > > > Visit http://www.msu.edu/stayconnected for ways to remain connected with > > Michigan State University and to update any contact information. > > > > IT Services Support Desk > > Information Technology Services > > Michigan State University > >