Phishing Alert: Confirm Your Auburn University Web-Mail Account
A new phishing scam is circulating campus (for example see below). This is not legitimate and we suggest you delete it. OIT will never ask you to provide your password or other personal information via e-mail. For tips on avoiding phishing scams see: http://www.auburn.edu/phishing
Confirm Your Auburn University Web-Mail Account
Dear auburn.edu Web-Mail Account User,
This message is from auburn.edu Web-Mail messaging center to all auburn.edu Web-Mail Account users. We are currently upgrading our data base and e-mail center. We are deleting all unused auburn.edu Web-Mail Accounts. You are required to verify and update your Web-Mail by confirming your Web-Mail identity.
This will prevent your Web-Mail account from been closed during this exercise. In order to confirm you Web-Mail identity, you are to provide the following data;
Confirm Your Web-Mail Identity Below;
First Name:...................
Last Name:...................
Username : ...............
Password : ................
Warning!!! Any auburn.edu Web-Mail Account user that refuses to verify and subsequently update his/her Web-Mail within Seven days of receiving this warning will lose his/her Web-Mail Account permanently.
Thank you for using auburn.edu!
Warning Code:VX2G99AAJ
Thank you in anticipation for your co-operation.
Sincerely,
Web-Mail Service
Auburn University
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