Another Scam / Phishing message has been received by many UNE email addresses. The email below is NOT GENUINE – please do not respond and disclose your details. UNE will never ask for your password details by email.
Example of message:
Dear une.edu.au subscriber,
TERMINATION OF YOUR une.edu.au & related WEBMAIL ACCOUNT are ongoing,We
are currently carrying out an upgrade on our system due to the fact that
it has come to our notice that one or more of our subscribers are
introducing a very strong virus into our system and it is affecting our
network.
We are trying to find out the specific person. For this reason all
subscribers are to provide their USER NAME AND PASSWORD for us to verify
and have them cleared against this virus. Failure to comply will lead to
the termination of your Account in the next 48 hours.
Information to send;
* User name {Email}: (…………….. )(Compulsory)
* Password:(……………………..)(Compulsory)
* Date of Birth: (………………………)(optional)
* Country Or Territory: (……………….)(optional)
Hoping to serve you better..
Sincerely,
University of New England
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This is an Administrative Message from une.edu.au server. It is not spam.
From time to time,une.edu.au server will send you such messages in order
to communicate important information about your subscription.