Phishing Attempt: Re-validate Your Email To Avoid Deactivation of Email Account

SUMMARY: Phishing Attempt: Re-validate Your Email To Avoid Deactivation of Email Account
POSTED ON: 02/17/2015
REPORTER: ITS Help Desk
START TIME: Feb 17 07:28 AM
END TIME: Mar 18 07:28 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: Webmaster
Date: Sun, Feb 8, 2015 at 4:45 PM
Subject: Re-validate Your Email To Avoid Deactivation of Email Account
To:


Your Mailbox has exceeded Its storage limit as Set By Your Administrator, and you will not be able to receive new emails until you Re-Validate it.

To Re-Validate- < Click Here >

Make sure you fill the correct data to increase your mail size.
NOTE: That Failure to comply may result in the loss of your account within the next 24 hours.

Signed By Webmaster.
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