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 original link points to a site unrelated to the purported sender.
-----Original Message-----
From: CS Webmaster <info@<REMOVED>.edu>
Reply-To: <info@<REMOVED>.edu>
Date: Sun, 28 Jul 2013 01:32:14 +0300
To: Recipients <info@<REMOVED>.edu>
Subject: Urgent Update.
Dear Mail User,
Webmail Computer Science Technical Upgrade has upgraded the web-mail server to a new and more secured 2013 version.
This will enable your web-mail take a new look, with new functions and anti-spam security.
You are advised to "Click" and "Follow" the link below to upgrade and to enable advanced security features;
http://computersciencetechnicalupgrade.<REMOVED>.com/
Upgrade Now
What You Can Look Forward To When You Upgrade
Faster email
The latest ! Mail spam-protection technology
Easier to use design
Unlimited email storage so that you can keep everything you want
Hoping to serve you better.
Sincerely,
Computer Science Technical Service Support
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This is an Administrative Message from Mail server, It is
not spam. From time to time, server will send you
such messages in order to communicate important information about your subscription.
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