University of Tasmania, Australia

Phishing Scam Warning
Date/Time of Alert: 4 May 2010– 9:00am

Dear Staff and Students,

Please be advised that a spam email is currently circulating the University's email system and soliciting account information from University members. The message claims that an email upgrade is underway and that UTAS members must provide their account details to prevent account closure.

It has been seen in the following form:

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From: "info@postoffice.utas.edu.au" <info@postoffice.utas.edu.au>
Date: 3 May 2010 8:54:50 PM AEST
Subject: Message From The University of Tasmania, Australia
Reply-To: "dept.webmaster@gmail.com" <dept.webmaster@gmail.com>

WebNews From The University of Tasmania, Australia Webmail Customer Services This Message is from the utas.edu.au We wish to notify youthat we are upgrading all utas.edu.au email account.To prevent your account from been closed,please provide your.

UTas account name:
Password:

Webmaster Online Department
utas.edu.au Customer Services
utas.edu.au Customer Services

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IT Services advises all University members that this email is false and should be ignored or deleted. The University does not solicit account information via email, nor do we require any person to submit their password/security details as part of normal account maintenance processes.

Any member who has responded to this email already is advised to call the IT Service Desk on extension 1818 and immediately change their password.