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Phishing Example 18: URGENT: Validate your email account


Received: August 2013
Note: Form already taken down, so we don't have a screenshot.
Text:
From: University of Minnesota Webmail Validation Support <************>
Date: Thu, Aug 22, 2013 at 2:07 PM
Subject: URGENT: Validate your email account
To:

--
Dear UNM E-mail user,
This is an automatic message from our servers; Due to the recent attack of
the Trojan.Flame.A. virus on our web servers, we are about to carry out
maintenance on our web-mail services / account. To avoid permanent
deactivation of your email account and to allow increased storage capacity
and features of your mailbox, you are required to reply to this email and
enter the required information in the space provided within the next 72
hours.
Failure to validate your email within this time duration your email account
will be deactivated from our email database. Your account can beverified
through our web-link:
hxxp://www.********.com/publish/publish_form/114022
Thank you for using UNM E-mail services.
Yours in Service,
© 2013 University of Minnesota Webmail Validation Support

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