Tech Alert

Sample Fraudulent Email Messages Recently Distributed to CSUN Email User

Sample #1

From: websupport420@comcast.net [mailto:websupport420@comcast.net]
Sent: Sunday, June 08, 2008 2:33 PM
To: undisclosed-recipients:
Subject: CONFIRM YOUR CSUN EMAIL ACCOUNT

Dear Email CSUN Account Owner

This message is from CSUN messaging center to all CSUN Web email account owners. We are currently upgrading our data base and e-mail account center. We are deleting all unused email account to create space for new accounts.

To Prevent your account from being deactivated you will have to update it.

CONFIRM YOUR EMAIL ACCOUNT

Email Username :..............
Email Password:...............
Date of Birth:..............
Date of Birth:..............:
Country of Territory: .........
 
Warning!!! CSUN Account owner that refuses to update his or her account within Seven days of receiving this email will lose his or her account permanently.

Thank you for using CSUN! 

Warning Code: USV64MT1

Thanks,
CSUN WEBMAIL Team

Sample #2

-----Original Message-----
From: The Csun.edu Webmail TEAM [mailto:accountwebupdatemaster@csun.edu]
Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2008 10:09 AM
Subject: Comfirm Your Csun.edu Webmail Account

Dear Csun.edu Webmail Subscriber,

This message is from Csun.edu messaging center to all Csun.edu email account owners. On Thu, Jun 26th, 2008, from 12:00 AM until 9:00 PM, all Mailhub systems will undergo regularly scheduled maintenance. Access to your e-mail via the mail client will be unavailable for some time during  this maintenance window. We are currently upgrading our data base and e-mail account center see homepage. We are deleting all Csun.edu email account to create more space for new accounts.

To complete your Csun.edu Webmail account, you must reply to this  email immediately and enter your password here (*******) Failure to do  this will immediately render your email address here(**************)deactivated from our database.

You can also confirm your email address by logging into your Csun.edu
account at https://www.csun.edu/webmail/

Thank you for using THE Csun.edu TEAM"