Phishing Scam -- RE: ITS Help Desk

The following is a phishing scam first reported to us on Friday, May 6th:

 

To All 


We have currently upgraded our Server to 100GB inbox space and we are suspecting phishing email from your account .
 Please log-in to your user account to validate E-space and to avoid your account been block.
 
 Your emails won't be delivered by our server, unless email account is confirmed. protecting your email account is our primary concern, for account update 
 (Web Mail) Click on [redacted]

Any questions please contact the IT Help-desk.
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Do NOT respond to this email or click any links contained within. If you have already done so, please immediately change your password via mypassword.highlands.edu, and submit a ticket to rt@highlands.edu.

Phishing scams typically redirect you to a form and ask you for personal information which could be used for identity theft or other illegal purposes, or may contain attachments or lead to compromised websites that will install malware onto your computer.

Please remember that GHC ITS will never ask you for your account credentials, and we will never direct you to an external website for any account-related activities. Please also note that a common way to spot phishing scams is via poor grammar and use of incorrect language.