Please see below -- this is a phishing scam reported to us on Thursday, June 6, 2013. Please do not respond to the email or click any links contained within! If you have already responded, please contact GHC ITS immediately.

 

These emails contain a subject entitled "Transmission Confirmation ~11904621~34JAZUD8~." Phishing scams of this type will normally redirect you to a form and ask you for personal information which could be used for identity theft or other illegal purposes.

Please see below -- this is a phishing scam reported to us on Wednesday, May 29, 2013. Please do not respond to the email or click any links contained within! If you have already responded, please contact GHC ITS immediately.

 

These emails contain a subject entitled "[**POSSIBLE SPAM**] Amazon.com order of Samsung UN55MV4030 55-Inch." The "[**POSSIBLE SPAM**]" tag was added by our spam firewall, and is usually a good indication of a non-legit email. Unlike many of the phishing scams we've seen lately, the email is well crafted and appears legit at first glance.

Please see below -- this is a phishing scam reported to us on Thursday, May 16, 2013. Please do not respond to the email or click any links contained within! If you have already responded, please contact GHC ITS immediately.

 

These emails contain a subject entitled "Thanks for your Walmart.com Order" followed by a random order number such as "9869677-005452." Unlike many of the phishing scams we've seen lately, the email is well crafted and appears legit at first glance.

A new phishing scam targeting Apple IDs is now in the wild. If you receive an email purporting to be from “Apple Security”, please do NOT click any links within the email. If you need to check your Apple ID or make any changes to your account, always go to the website directly and never via any links sent in emails.

 

More detailed information is available from Trend Micro via this link:

http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/hackers-to-manage-your-apple-id-if-caught-from-phishing-bait/

 

An example of the email text is shown below. As is often the case, the email uses incorrect grammar.

 

dear Customer

 

We inform you that your account is about to expire in less than 48

hours, it is imperative to conduct an audit of your information to

this, otherwise your session using your Apple ID and password.

 

Check now

 

Why you email he sent?

The sending of this email applies when the expiry date of your

account expires,

 

For more information, see LINK REDACTED.

 

thank you,

Support Client Delivery Apple