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January 29, 2009 Warning - Another Phishing Expedition Members of the St. Norbert College Community: Every month or so, we encounter another example of an e-mail "phishing" scam. We've just seen another that's currently going around. "Phishing" is an attempt to acquire login, financial, or other personal information by sending e-mail that appears to come from a reputable source. It may result in identity theft or unauthorized use of e-mail accounts. In this case, the message has the subject: "CONFIRM YOUR SNC.EDU EMAIL ACCOUNT" and the message comes from "William (Bill) A. Karow" . The message asks for Email Username, Email Password, Date of Birth, Country or Territory and threatens to deactivate the e-mail account if the recipient does not reply. There may be variations in the wording of the subject or the from address. This did NOT come from St. Norbert College. We never solicit personal information in this way. Please do NOT respond to this query if you receive it. If you received this query and DID reply, please change your password IMMEDIATELY and contact our Help Desk. The last time one of these went around, several people on campus responded, their e-mail accounts were hijacked and used to send spam, and the St. Norbert College e-mail address was temporarily blacklisted, blocking our outgoing e-mail to some e-mail services. As a general rule, you should never be asked to send personal or financial information via e-mail, and you should never respond to a request that asks that you do so. Also, never provide personal information via a web site unless you are very sure it is legitimate and secure. Be aware that when your SNC password expires (every 180 days), you will receive instructions on how to reset it. That is a legitimate communication that does not ask you to send your information via e-mail. Rather, you are instructed on how to update your password yourself via a secure web process. If you have questions about this or if you are ever unsure about the legitimacy of an e-mail query, please call the College's Technology Support Help Desk at xHELP/4357 or send e-mail to helpdesk@snc.edu. -- Information Technology St. Norbert College 100 Grant Street De Pere, WI 54115 -- it@snc.edu http://www.snc.edu/it/ 920-403-3873 (phone) 920-403-HELP/4357 (Help Desk) 920-403-4084 (fax) If you have any questions, please call the Tech. Support Help Desk at xHELP (4357). |
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