coe-staff: FW: Account User

[John Flannagan]

Origins of message we are sure to know.   Yoda is sender said grammar suggests.  May the farce be with you.
jf

-----Original Message-----
From: coe-staff-bounces at lists.uoregon.edu [mailto:coe-staff-bounces at lists.uoregon.edu] On Behalf Of Wade Christensen
Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2012 1:55 PM
To: Terry Kneen; coe-staff at lists.uoregon.edu
Subject: Re: coe-staff: FW: Account User

The axeseptional grammar was be good indicate not real official e-mail. :)

Seriously though, to add to Terry's suggestion, I find that poor grammar is a good tip that something is a phishing attempt.

Best,

Wade

On 6/13/12 1:43 PM, "Terry Kneen" <tkneen at uoregon.edu> wrote:

>I just received this message and it seems like a good time to remind 
>people never to send out your personal information (especially 
>passwords, bank account info, social security numbers...). This really 
>looks like it is from someone official at the UO, but it is not. 
>Replying and sending back your username and password would get your account disabled!
>
>So never, ever give out any account information or personal information.
>Instead of "just do it" have a motto of "just delete it".
>
>Terry
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Oregon Webmail [mailto:info at uoregon.edu]
>Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2012 7:12 AM
>Subject: Account User
>
>
>This Email is from Oregon Webmail.
>
>We have been monitoring this account through our server's log file and 
>have noticed that this account is been accessed from different distinct 
>location simultaneously as against webmail policy and we had sent you a 
>notification before which you did not respond to,for security purpose 
>we will be shutting down this Account unless you verify this account by 
>filling out the outlined Information below or your account will be 
>suspended within 24 hours.
>
>Username: ................................
>Password: ...............................
>Location: ..........................
>
>Warning!!! Failure to update this account after one weeks of receiving 
>this warning will be tantamount to losing this account permanently.We 
>apologize for any inconveniences.
>
>Sincerely,
>Oregon Webmail Team 2012.
>
>
>
>
>
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