Computing & Information Services
Email Threats
Don't take the bait! This page shows example email threats, such as phishing scams, that you should avoid. Phishers are fishing for your personal information, such as passwords and credit card numbers. Never provide this information by replying or following links in the email. Under no circumstances will CUS or other members of the CIS department ask for your password. If in doubt about the legitimacy of an email, contact CUS. To learn how to keep yourself protected, visit our phishing page.
To report a phishing scam you receive, email it (with full headers) to report-phish@reed.edu.
"Dear reed.edu User" - Posted
Don't fall for the latest phishing email that is targeting the Reed community. Never reveal your password to anyone!
Subject: Dear reed.edu User
From: Webmail Center Administrator <markusbreuning@hispeed.ch>
Reply-To: accountaccess00@mail2world.comDear reed.edu User,
We would like to inform you that we are currently carrying out Scheduled maintenance and upgrade of our reed.edu webmail service and as a result of this our reed.edu client has been changed and your original password will reset. We are sorry for any inconvenience caused.
To maintain your reed.edu account, you must reply to this mail immediately and enter your current Password here (******). Failure to do this within 48hours will immediately render your reed.edu account deactivated from our database.
Thank you for using the reed.edu account!
"REED.EDU ACCOUNT SUPPORT TEAM".
© REED.EDU ACCOUNT ABN 31 088 377 860 All Rights Reserved.
E-Mail Account Maintenance
"Reed Report" - Posted
This phishing attempt has cleverly been sent at the beginning of the semester to target new and returning students. Every request to reveal your Reed password is 100% fraudulent. Never reveal your Reed password to anyone!
Subject: Reed Report
Your email account has been reported for numerous spam activities from a foreign ip recently. As a result, reed.edu has received advice to suspend your account. However, you might not be the one promoting this Spam, as your email account might have been compromised. To protect your account from sending spam mails, you are to confirm your true ownership of this account by providing your username/NetID (*******) and PASSWORD (*******) as a reply to this message. On receipt of the requested information, the reed.edu email support shall block your account from Spam.
From: helpdesk@reed.edu <useridhelp@gmail.com>
Failure to do this will violate the reed.edu email terms & conditions. This will render your account inactive.
NOTE: You will be send a password reset message in next seven (7) working days after undergoing this process for security reasons.
Reed College Webmail Access (Powered By ymail).
© 2009 Reed College
"Email Security Message" - Posted
A screenshot of a phishing scam targeting the Reed community is posted below. This one is more official-looking than some others. Though the link in the email appears to be valid, it actually redirects you to a different site. The spoofed site has been crafted to look almost identical to Reed's legitimate Webmail login page. Don't fall for this one!
The login page that loads if you click on the link in the message:
"Reed College Webmail User" phishing attack - Posted
Variations of the following phishing email are targeting the Reed community. Please remember that we will never ask for your password. Some of the tip-offs include: 1) grammatical errors; 2) differing "From" and "Reply-To" email addresses (none of which are Reed email addresses); 3) bogus URL at the bottom of the message.
Subject: Dear Reed College Webmail User,
From: Webmail Update Centre <bolliger.gravuren@swissonline.ch>
Reply-To: webaccount-subscribe-webmaster@w.cnDear Reed College Webmail User,
This is to inform you that your www.reed.edu webmail account has been
infected by virus and you need to act fast before your e-mail box get
distroy/damage by the virus.
Help yourself by verifying the account informations below to enable us
know that you are the right owner of the webmail account. You have just
24hours to get back to us.
Webmail Account Verification:
1. Full Names:.......
2. Email:............
3. Password:.........
Thank you for using
https://webmail.reed.edu/imp/login.php<http://www.neumann.edu/>
Copyright ©2009 Mail :: Welcome to Webmail
Verify Your reed.edu Email Account Now! - Posted
Don't take the bait on this one! It's filled with grammatical and punctuation errors. Remember, Reed will never ask for your password!
This is a Update Message From Reed.edu Networks and Security .
*********************************************************
Dear reed.edu Webmail Account User,
We are undertaking some essential, but extensive, maintenance to improve
your "reed.edu" Mail Service. The maintenance is part of our efforts to
solve the problem encountered with our Database and the Internet Service
Manager in which a lot of records were lost, We are contacting you to
inform you that our Account Review Team identified some unusual activity
in your "reed.edu" Account.
Therefore,we are currently upgrading our database and "reed.edu" e-mail
center.Reed.edu is constantly working to ensure security by regularly
screening the accounts in our system. We recently reviewed your account,
and we need more information to help us provide you with secure service.
Until we can collect this information, your access to sensitive account
features will be limited.
WHY IS MY ACCOUNT ACCESS LIMITED?
Your account access has been limited for the following reason(s):
20 Jan. 2009: We determined someone tried to access your "reed.edu"
account without your permission. For your protection, we have limited your
account access. To lift this limitation, you have to immediately send to
us your current "reed.edu"" webmail User name(...........) and Password
(...........) to our maintenance unit via email.
You are to follow the steps below to enable you restore full access of
your account.Failure to provide the requested information below will lead
to permanent closure of your account.
After you have sent to us your correct account details.A confirmation link
will be send to you for the Re-Activation of your e-mail Account, as soon
you receive our response and you are to Click on the "Confirm E-mail" link
on your mail Account box and then enter this confirmation code:
1265-6778-8250-83
Complaints has been received from our email account users for unauthorized
use of their "reed.edu" Email. As a result we have improvised a new
security measure by resetting your Webmail Account to curb the activities
of hackers in order to protect your email information from theft and
fraud.
Provide all these information completely and correctly otherwise due to
security reasons we may have to close your webmail account permanently.
Users have often told us that the more they use our email Service, the
more they discover its benefits. So go ahead and give us the details for
proper maintenance of your webmail account,we assure you that your details
will not be shared.
Please understand that this is a security measure intended to help protect
your "reed.edu" Webmail Account.We apologize for any inconvenience.
Thanks For Your Co-operation.
Reed.edu Maintenance Team
Copyright ©2009 Reed.edu, Inc.
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