Phishing Scam Warning
Date/Time of Alert - 30 October 2009 – 1:00pm
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 a system upgrade is underway, and that email accounts will be deleted unless verified.
It has been seen in the following form:
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From: Customer Care message center® [mailto:victoriaguardado@sbcglobal.net]
Sent: Friday, 30 October 2009 12:53 PM
Subject: URGENT
This message is from utas.edu.au Customer Care message center®, to all
utas.edu.au account owners. We are currently upgrading our data base
and e-mail account center. We are deleting all unused utas.edu.au account
to create more space for new accounts. You are advice to verify and
confirm your account details below to enable us upgrade our
utas.edu.au e-mail account e.g. utas.edu.au E-mail,
Password,and Address etc.
Anyone who fails to do his or her own will automatically
lost his or her own Account
E-mail Address:
Username:
Password:
After Sending the above information you will be sent a confirmation e-mail
to notify you that your account have be succesfully upgraded.
Thanks,
Managemant.
®Copyright
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IT Resources advises all University members that this email is false and should be ignored. 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.
Phishing Scam Warning
Date/Time of Alert - 19 October 2009 - 10:50am
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 a user’s email quota has been exceeded and asks for username and password information.
It has been seen in the following form:
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From: accountsupgrades@mail2webmaster.com [mailto:accountsupgrades@mail2webmaster.com]
Sent: Sunday, 18 October 2009 11:11 PM
Subject: Mail Quota alert
Mail Quota alert -Error Code #1997142DDE You email has exceeded it's storage limits you may no longer be able to receive mails your email account therefore requires verification for continuous activity.
So to ensure your email's continuous activity, you are to reply to this email leaving the subject line intact. You are required to verify your account (manually) using this format:
email username:
email password:
error code number:
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This is an automated email alert that requires immediate response.
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IT Resources advises all University members that this email is false and should be ignored. 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.
Phishing Scam Warning
Date/Time of Alert - 10 June 2009 - 3:00pm
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 purports to be authorised by the Director, IT Resources and solicits account information to verify an account should remain open.
It has been seen in the following form:
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Dear http://webmail.utas.edu.au/ user,
We are really sorry for the inconvenience we are making you pass
through,we are having problem with our database due to much scam, internet
fraud, our recent upgrade
and we cant find your data,please we need to rectify this problem before
the next 24 hours if not you won,t be able to send or receive email
with your http://webmail.utas.edu.au/ address.
Please fill the form below so we can rectify this problem as soon
as possible.
USER NAME:
PASSWORD:
NOTE:Your data and information will not be interfered with or tampered
we will just record your data back into our data base and send you an
email and after 24hours.
Kind regards.
Authorised by the Director, IT Resources
© University of Tasmania ABN 30 764 374 782 . All Rights Reserved.
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IT Resources advises all University members that this email is false and should be ignored. 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.
Email Scam Warning
Date/Time of Alert - 2 June 2009 - 12:08am
Dear Staff and Students,
Several emails are circulating the University system asking recipients to provide their banking details. Staff and students are advised NOT to respond to these messages.
IT Resources have taken steps to block fraudulent banking web sites, however University members should be mindful to always keep their banking details secret. No bank or financial institution will ever ask a customer to verify their account details via an email, nor will they ask for your details in relation to a prize or incentive.
Any person who has provided their details in an email should immediately contact their financial institution to report an account breach.
Email Virus Warning
Date/Time of Alert - 15 May 2009 - 11:45am
Please be advised that several email virus’ are currently circulating the University’s email system. The messages have been seen in various forms and generally purport to be from the 'The utas.edu.au team'. The messages claim that a recipient’s email account has been used to send spam and encourages users to open an attachment which contains a virus.
One form of the message is as follows:
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Dear user of utas.edu.au, mail system administrator of utas.edu.au would like to inform you that:
We have received reports that your email account was used to send a huge amount of junk email during the last week.
Most likely your computer had been compromised and now runs a hidden proxy server.
We recommend that you follow our instructions in the attached text file in order to keep your computer safe.
Best wishes,
The utas.edu.au support team.
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IT Resources advises all University members that this email is false and should be ignored or deleted. The University will not contact members under the pseudonym of 'The utas.edu.au support team' and messages purporting to be from such groups should be considered suspicious.
The email may have an attachment, which should NOT be opened. Any member who has opened an attachment from such a message should immediately contact their IT Support Officer for assistance. Some members may see this message with an attachment called 'Removed Attachment.txt' which indicates that an Antivirus program has deleted the virus file and removed the threat of infection.
Email Phising Warning
Date/Time of Alert – 4 May 2009 - 1:30pm
Email users should be aware of a fraudulent email currently circulating that claims to be from the Commonwealth Bank of Australia. The email has been seen with the subject ‘Confirm now your 50 AU$ Reward Survey’ and takes the following form:
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Dear Customer,
with Maestro Card Number 560279XXXXXXXXXX
You have been chosen by the Online Department to take part in our survey.
In return we will credit 50 AU$ to your account - Just for your time!
SERVICE: Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Confirm now your 50 AU$ Reward Survey with Commonwealth Bank of Australia Reward services.
http://www3.netbank.commbank.<fake url>.com/images/netbanks/survey.html
This message and any attachments are for the intended recipient(s) only and may contain privileged confidential and/or proprietary information about Commonwealth Bank or its customers.
If you have received this message by mistake, please notify the sender and reply by e-mail and delete the message and attachments.
© Commonwealth Bank of Australia 2009 ABN 48 123 123 124
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Please be aware this email is false. Any user who has followed the links in this email, or any similar email claiming to be from their bank or financial institution, should immediately contact the phone support number of their financial institution.
Banks and financial institutions will never send emails soliciting account details or personal information.
Examples of similar fraudulent emails are seen on the websites of many financial institutions:
Westpac Bank
Commonwealth Bank
ANZ
National Australia Bank
Email Virus Warning
Date/Time of Alert - 17 April 2009 - 10:00am
Please be advised that several email virus’ are currently circulating the University’s email system. The messages have been seen in various forms and generally purport to be from the 'The utas.edu.au team'. The messages claim that a recipient’s email account has been used to send spam and encourages users to open an attachment which contains a virus.
One form of the message is as follows:
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Dear user of utas.edu.au,We have received reports that your account has been used to send a large amount of spam messages during this week.
Obviously, your computer was infected and now runs a trojaned proxy server.We recommend that you follow instructions in the attachment in order to keep your computer safe.Best regards,The utas.edu.au team.
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IT Resources advises all University members that this email is false and should be ignored or deleted. The University will not contact members under the pseudonym of 'The utas.edu.au support team' and messages purporting to be from such groups should be considered suspicious.
The email may have an attachment, which should NOT be opened. Any member who has opened an attachment from such a message should immediately contact their IT Support Officer for assistance. Some members may see this message with an attachment called 'Removed Attachment.txt' which indicates that an Antivirus program has deleted the virus file and removed the threat of infection.
Email Phishing Warning
Date/Time of Alert - 12 Febuary 2009 - 12:00pm
Users are warned of a new email exploit seen to be circulating and allegedly coming from the ‘Webmaster’.
This is a fraudulent email. All users are advised that they should not respond to this message or divulge account infromation in any way. The University will not solicit account details via email and all users are advised that they should delete this email should they receive it.
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You are expected to verify your email account to avoid mailbox shutdown
:
Login Username:
Login password: **************
To avoid shutting down of your mailbox which could lead to loss of your important files on our server,you must send these details on receipt of this message.
Thank you very much.
Webmaster
Email Phishing Warning
Date/Time of Alert - 29 January 2009 - 12:00pm
Users are warned of a new email exploit seen to be circulating and allegedly coming from the ‘Help Desk’. This email has been seen with the title ‘The Helpdesk Program' and in the following form:
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Subject: The Helpdesk Program
The Helpdesk Program that periodically checks the size of your e-mail
space is sending you this information. The program runs weekly to ensure
your inbox does not grow too large, thus preventing you from receiving
or sending new e-mail. As this message is being sent, you have 18
megabytes (MB) or more stored in your inbox. To help us reset your space
in our database, please enter your current user name (_________________)
password (_______________)
You will receive a periodic alert if your inbox size is between 18 and
20 MB. If your inbox size is 20 MB, a program on your Webmail will move
your oldest e-mails to a folder in your home directory to ensure you can
continue receiving incoming e-mail. You will be notified this has taken
place.
If your inbox grows to 25 MB, you will be unable to receive new e-mail
and it will be returned to sender. All this is programmed to ensure your
e-mail continues to function well.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Help Desk
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This is a fraudulent email. All users are advised that they should not respond to this message or divulge account infromation in any way. The University will not solicit account details via email and all users are advised that they should delete this email should they receive it.
Please be aware that these emails can appear to be from different groups. Regardless of the who the messages claim to be from, they are fraudulent and the University of Tasmania will not send these types of emails to our members.
If there are any doubts about the legitimacy of emails, please contact your local ICT Support person for advice.
Email Phishing Warning
Date/Time of Alert - 9 January 2009 - 2:40pm
Users are warned of a new email exploit seen to be circulating and allegedly coming from a System Administrator at live.com. This email has been seen with the title 'Mailbox is over its size limit' and in the following form:
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Your mailbox has exceeded the storage limit set by your administrator. You may not be able to send or receive new mail until your mailbox size is increased by your system administrator. You are required to contact your system administrator through e-mail with your Username:{ } and Password:{ } to increase your storage limit.
System Administrator
E-mail: system_managementdept01@live.com
You will continue to receive this warning message periodically if your inbox size continues to exceed its size limit.
This email is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and contains information that is privileged and confidential.
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This is a fraudulent email. All users are advised that they should not respond to this message or divulge account infromation in any way. The University will not solicit account details via email and all users are advised that they should delete this email should they receive it.
Please be aware that these emails can appear to be from different groups. Regardless of the who the messages claim to be from, they are fraudulent and the University of Tasmania will not send these types of emails to our members.
If there are any doubts about the legitimacy of emails, please contact your local ICT Support person for advice.
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