New Scam Email - December 2009

New scam email - December 2009

Details

Over the weekend, University of Reading staff members have been targeted with an email scam, that requests you to log onto a website using your university username and password. As accounts have been compromised the sender may appear to be a University student or member of staff.

This email has not come from IT Services and should be ignored.

IT Services at the University of Reading will never ask for your username and password. The text of the email is at the bottom of the page.

For information on spotting Scam emails see Scam emails and how to deal with them

Email text

Subject: Dear User

Dear User, Due to the ongoing survey and maintenance exercise, you are required to update your Web-mail Account. To update your Web-mail on our database prior to maintain your Web-mail, you must click the link below, fill in the requested details and click on "Finish Survey". Click Here:

http://www.kwiksurveys.com/online-survey.php?surveyID=MNMLH_410393d3 (If the link above does not appear clickable or does not open a browser window when you click it, copy it and paste it into your web browser's Location bar.) Thank you for your cooperation. Admin Help Desk University of Reading

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