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

WHAT DO YOU NEED TO DO?
If you receive an email like this, do not download the attachment. 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. Phishing emails usually want you to visit a site with an unusual URL that has nothing to do with the purported sender. In the example below, there was a potentially malicious PDF file attached to the original email.
 

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From: <REMOVED> [mailto:<REMOVED>.edu]
Sent: Monday, November 28, 2016 11:09 AM
Subject: [IMPORTANT DOCX] INVITATION TO ACCESS SHARED DOCUMENT [DOCX.344]

Hello,

please go through file report which i just shared with you,

it's need your prompt attention, Access Attached document

let me know if you have questions

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<REMOVED>, Registrar

University of West Georgia




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