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Accounts Termination phishing scam

Your account will be terminated on YYYY-MM-DD due to Spam Mails Our Database Maintenance Unit (DMU) just verified that your email account was login and used by unknown IP address. You are instructed to Verify Your Account for proper verification and Upgrade within 48hours with the new Webmail account to avoid Virus and slowing down […]

We are NOT running a quarantine exercise!

Subject:        User Quarantine Release Notification Dear Subscriber, We are carrying out a routine quarantine exercise . we have started our yearly server (inactive email-accounts / spam protecting etc) clean-up process to enable service upgrade/migration efficiency. Please be informed that your account usage will be fully restricted if you do not adhere to […]

3 Phishing attempts to report!

Subject: System Administrator Your mailbox has exceeded limit please CLICK HERE: to validate your e-mail Thanks System Administrator This message and any attachment are intended solely for the addressee and may contain confidential information. If you have received this message in error, please send it back to me, and immediately delete it. Please do not […]

Wednesday November 28 Phishing Alert

Dear Email User You have exceeded your mail limit quota of 450MB. You need to upgrade your email limit quota to 2GB within the next 48 hours. Use the below web link to upgrade your Email quota to enable more space in your mail account https://d0cs.g00gle.c0m/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dG1EUGg0ZTNPQXBnR1JR Thank you for ur co-operation sing our email. Copyright […]

Monday Nov 26 Phishing alert

Subject: Dear E-mail Subscriber Dear Email Subscriber, This is to inform all Subscribers that our server upgrade/maintenance is scheduled for November 30th 2012. You may experience login problems during this period. We are having congestion due to various anonymous account registrations and on this note, we are deactivating some accounts that are no longer active […]

Phishing alert for Saturday November 17

Subject: Security Notification Dear Yorku User ! we are constantly working to ensure security by regularly screening of accounts in our web database. We recently reviewed your account and need more information to help us provide you with more Security service. By getting the security in your web account, you'll need to follow the instructions, […]

Thursday Nov 15 Phishing ALERT

This message requires that you verify your mailbox and increase its quota. You are currently running on 23GB instead of 20GB Due To Hidden Files and Folders in Your Mailbox. You will be unable to receive new email, Loss Important Information in Your Mailbox/Or Cause Limited Access to It if not verified. To complete this […]

Phishing attempt alert for Monday October 29, 2012

Subject: IT Service Desk Dear York- Webmail Subscriber, We are currently carrying out maintenance and upgrade of our York Webmail service and as a result of this;our E-mail client has been changed and your original password will be reset. please provide us your educ\user name:(******) Password(******) for reactivation. Thanks for using York University's Web services […]