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Month: October 2011

FedEx Scam completes the package trifecta

October 28, 2011Richard Gordon

Like the DHL scam mentioned yesterday, this is technically not phishing, but email with malware attached; the purpose of the malware is to steal your personal information. Remember, the safest thing to do to check on a package delivery is… Continue Reading →

FedEx, Package Scams

Fake DHL delivery notification carries Trojan to steal user info

October 27, 2011Richard Gordon

Technically, this one’s not a “phishing scam,” but spam with malware–but it has the same effect. Help Net Security reports that spam has resurfaced looking like legitimate email about an international package. From Help Net Security’s description: They spoofed the… Continue Reading →

DHL, Package Scams

Facebook phish not seen at UD. . . yet

October 25, 2011Richard Gordon

Sophos.com reports that there’s a new facebook phishing scam in the wild. We’ve not seen it here at UD–yet. See Graham Cluley’s article, Beware Facebook lottery email scam, published yesterday. Bottom line, if you get email from “Facebook” that you’ve… Continue Reading →

Lottery Scams

My beloved. (Inheritance scam with religious overtones)

October 21, 2011Richard Gordon

Every so often, you hear a local news story about someone having fallen for this kind of scam. Usually someone new to email is convinced that, because the story is so sad, because the alleged sender says she prayed over… Continue Reading →

Banking, Inheritance Scams, Nigerian Scam

Email phishing message

October 20, 2011nanis 2 Comments

Remember, the University WILL NEVER request information about your email account. Any messages you receive that say otherwise are phishing for personal information. ALWAYS delete these messages. One such message was received by UD personnel on Oct. 19, 2011. From:… Continue Reading →

Email Accounts, UD Specific Scams

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