Phishing Attempt: Re-Validate Your School Mail Box

SUMMARY: Phishing Attempt: Re-Validate Your School Mail Box
POSTED ON: 11/19/2014
REPORTER: ITS Help Desk
START TIME: Nov 19 01:32 PM
END TIME: Dec 20 01:32 PM
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: WEBMASTER
Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2014 11:17 AM
Subject: Re-Validate Your School Mail Box

I.T HELP-DESK
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Re-Validate- < Click Here>>

NOTE: That Failure to comply may result in the loss of your account within the next 24 hours.
For your protection, this link would expire in six hours

Signed By Webmaster.
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