Alerts
Everyone at some point or another has received phishing scams via emails. These phishing scams are looking for sensitive information like your username, password, social security number, date of birth and even your bank information. It is extremely important that you never reply to requests for sensitive information. No employee of the College will ever ask you for your password, and you should never transmit sensitive information via email. If you receive an email requesting sensitive information, delete it immediately.
In the event that you have replied to emails requesting your password, please change it immediately: http://resetpassword.mdc.edu
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Information Assurance Department at InfoSec@mdc.edu or (305) 237-0248.
Example 1: |
-----Original Message-----
Your mailbox has exceeded the storage limit set by your administrator. You may not be able to send or receive new mail until your mailbox size is increased by your system administrator. You are required to contact your system administrator through e-mail with your Username:{ } and Password:{ } to increase your storage limit.
This email is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and contains information that is privileged and confidential. |
Example 2: |
-----Original Message-----
Dear MDC Webmail User, This message was sent automatically by a program on MDC Webmail which periodically checks the size of inbox, where new messages are received. The program is run weekly to ensure no one's inbox grows too large. If your inbox becomes too large, you will be unable to receive new email. Just before this message was sent, you had 18 Megabytes (MB) or more of messages stored in your inbox on MDC Webmail. To help us re-set your SPACE on our database prior to maintain our INBOX, you must reply to
You will continue to receive this warning message periodically if your inbox size continues to be between 18 and 20 MB. If your inbox size grows to 20 MB, then a program on MDC Webmail will move your oldest email to a folder in your home directory to ensure that you will continue to be able to receive incoming email. You will be notified by email that this has taken place. If your inbox grows to 25 MB, you will be unable to receive new email as it will be returned to the sender. After you read this message, it is best to REPLY with the required information to upgrade MailBox. Thank you for your cooperation.
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Example 3: |
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FROM THE EDU WEBMAIL SUPPORT TEAM. Attn: EDU WEBMAIL Subscriber: WE are upgrading generally without shutting down the old
You are to fill the details below to enable us upgrade and verify from the old server.It is secure and safe and you can change your information 72 hours after you receive email from us of confirmation.
Password : Date Of Birth : Attention!!! Account owner that does not update his or her account within a given period of time after receiving this Notification will lose his or her account permanently.It will show that the person is not using this services. Failure to do this will immediately render your email address deactivated from our database. Your response should be send to the following e-mail address. Your Admin Manager: upgradinteam00@live.com Thank you for using webmail Of Engineering Email. Notification Code:BC1G43TRJ Heidi C Emery
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Example 4: |
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION ROOM 4-230, KALANIANAOLE FOB
Dear Sir/Madam,
Compensation has been issued out in Certified Bank Drafts to the sum of all the affected victims and has been already in distribution to all the bearers. Your draft was among those that was reported undelivered as at on Friday and we wish to advise you to see to the instructions of the Committee to make sure you receives your draft immediately for your depositing into your account. EFCC further told us that the use of Nigeria Couriers and the Benin was abolished due to interception activities noticed in the above mentioned courier services in Benin, Nigeria and Ghana and thereby have made a concrete arrangement with the DHL Courier Company, London, UK for a safe delivery to your door-step once the beneficiary meets up the demand of the conveyance. We advise that you do the needful to make sure the DHL Courier Company; London, UK dispatches your Certified Bank Drafts before the end of this week. You are assured of the safety and availability of your draft and be advised that you should stop further contacts with all the fake lawyers and security companies who in collaboration scammed you. You can contact the DHL Courier Company, London, UK via the email address: lndfrnkn@aol.com THANKS FOR LISTENING TO OUR ADVICE Faithfully Yours,
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