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WHAT'S HAPPENING?
There are emails that are being circulated, an example of which is below, that include a suspicious link. These are not legitimate emails.


WHAT DO YOU NEED TO DO?
If you receive an email like this, do not click on the link. If a phishing or spam email makes its way into your inbox, please forward it according to the directions at
http://support.cc.gatech.edu/support-tools/faq/what-should-i-do-when-i-receive-spam-or-phishing-email to improve the accuracy of GT's filters.

You can learn to recognize phishing emails. They frequently contain poor grammar and unusual wording. Sometimes they will use a legitimate-looking email address, but they don't always. In some cases, there is a mismatch between the name and the email address in the From field. However, these are not always present. The tell-tale sign is to check without clicking the links to see where they point to. Phishing emails want you to visit a site with an unusual URL that has nothing to do with the purported sender. In the example below, the URL does not match the described destination.

 

-----Original Message-----
> From: <REMOVED> <<REMOVED>@gmail.com>
> Subject: Document
> Date: July 24, 2013 2:20:25 PM GMT+02:00
> To: undisclosed-recipients:;
>
> Please view the document i uploaded for you using Google docs.
>
> Click here <REMOVED> just sign in with your email to view the document its very important.
>
> Thank you.
>
> <REMOVED>