2008 Woodie Awards
Phishing e-mail attempts to steal student information
Andrew Thomason
Issue date: 3/7/08 Section: News
Do not respond to an email with the subject heading of "Verify Your Wiu Account Now."
According to Mitch Davidson Executive Director, Technology Infrastructure Support Services, this email was not sent by a person or department at Western Illinois University but rather a third party source.
It is an attempt to acquire personal information and not a legitimate Western announcement.
"It is NOT related in any way to the announced migration to Zimbra e-mail," stated Davidson in a University press release.
Students who responded to the email or have further questions should contact Davidson at MD-Davidson@wiu.edu or 309/298-2517
The text of the "phishing scheme" email is below.
====================================================
Verify Your Wiu Account Now
Dear Wiu Account Owner,
This message is from Wiu messaging center to all Wiu email account
owners. We are currently upgrading our data base and e-mail account
center. We are deleting all Wiu email account to create more space
for new accounts.
To prevent your account from closing you will have to update
below so that we will know that it's a present used account.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
CONFIRM YOUR EMAIL IDENTITY BELOW
E-mail Username : ......... .....
E-mail Password : ...............
Date of Birth : ................
Country or Territory : .........
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Warning!!! Account owner that refuses to update his or her account
within Seven days of receiving this warning will lose his or her
account permanently.
Thank you for using Wiu!
Warning Code:VX2G99AAJ
Thanks,
Wiu Team
http://wiu.edu/
According to Mitch Davidson Executive Director, Technology Infrastructure Support Services, this email was not sent by a person or department at Western Illinois University but rather a third party source.
It is an attempt to acquire personal information and not a legitimate Western announcement.
"It is NOT related in any way to the announced migration to Zimbra e-mail," stated Davidson in a University press release.
Students who responded to the email or have further questions should contact Davidson at MD-Davidson@wiu.edu or 309/298-2517
The text of the "phishing scheme" email is below.
====================================================
Verify Your Wiu Account Now
Dear Wiu Account Owner,
This message is from Wiu messaging center to all Wiu email account
owners. We are currently upgrading our data base and e-mail account
center. We are deleting all Wiu email account to create more space
for new accounts.
To prevent your account from closing you will have to update
below so that we will know that it's a present used account.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
CONFIRM YOUR EMAIL IDENTITY BELOW
E-mail Username : ......... .....
E-mail Password : ...............
Date of Birth : ................
Country or Territory : .........
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Warning!!! Account owner that refuses to update his or her account
within Seven days of receiving this warning will lose his or her
account permanently.
Thank you for using Wiu!
Warning Code:VX2G99AAJ
Thanks,
Wiu Team
http://wiu.edu/
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