[Note: we are seeing a proliferation of spam that copies the UMN login page - this is the most recent example - always check the destination URL address!]
From: University Of Minnesota <help @ umn.edu>
[NOTE FORGED "from:"
- REALLY SENT FROM A COMPROMISED @umn.edu account]
Date: Mon, Jul 25, 2016 at 8:31 AM
Subject: Restore Your Mailbox Capacity
To:
Dear *UMN.EDU* <hxxp:// xxxxx .com/fonts/unm/umn.htm> User,
[NOTE TARGET IS NOT A UMN.EDU address!]
Your email account has reached the storage limit, hence you can no longer
receive your recent pending emails. Please logon here to *Increase Storage
Limit* <hxxp:// xxxxx .com/fonts/unm/umn.htm> inorder to receive your
pending emails and also to restore your mailbox back to normal.
Thanks
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NOTES:
- Always check the destination URL address - if it is NOT a UMN.EDU address - do NOT ENTER YOUR INFORMATION!
- Forged pages are often set to direct you to a legitimate UMN web page after you "login."
Fake login page - note destination address! |
Legitimate UMN page you are sent to after "login" |
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