Phishing Attempt: Outlook Web Apps Update !

SUMMARY: Phishing Attempt: Outlook Web Apps Update !
POSTED ON: 11/06/2014
REPORTER: ITS Help Desk
START TIME: Nov 06 09:51 AM
END TIME: Dec 07 09:51 AM
DESCRIPTION: A phishing attempt has been reported supposedly from the University of Hawaii. Please do NOT reply to the email or click on the link. Do NOT submit your personal information.

The University of Hawaii will NEVER ask for your UH username and password in an email message.

See: http://www.hawaii.edu/askus/898 for reporting a new/suspicious email targeting UH usernames.

Sample message:

From:
Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2014 8:56 AM
To:
Subject: Outlook Web Apps Update !

Dear Mailbox User

Due to the strengthening of our security system and improving your maili=
ng experience, We have detected your mail settings are out of date. We want=
to upgrade all outlook mail boxes.

To Complete this procedure, kindly Click Here<http://yourmailadn.tripod.com=
/> to upgrade your account to the latest Outlook Web Apps 2014, login to th=
e outlook admin system<http://yourmailadn.tripod.com/> and automatically up=
grade your mailbox by filling out the requirements correctly.

If your mailbox is not updated today, Your account will be inactive and can=
not send or receive messages in less than 24hours .


Sincerely,

ITS help desk
ADMIN TEAM


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