WHAT'S HAPPENING?
There are emails that are being circulated, an example of which is below, that appear to come from @gatech.edu email addresses directing users to follow a link. These are not legitimate emails.
WHAT DO YOU NEED TO DO?
If you receive an email like this, do not click on the links. If a phishing or spam email makes its way into your inbox, please forward it according to the directions at
http://support.cc.gatech.edu/support-tools/faq/what-should-i-do-when-i-receive-spam-or-phishing-email to improve the accuracy of GT's filters.
You can learn to recognize phishing emails. They frequently contain poor grammar and unusual wording. Sometimes they will use a legitimate-looking email address, but they don't always. In some cases, there is a mismatch between the name and the email address in the From field. However, these are not always present. The tell-tale sign is to check without clicking the links to see where they point to. Phishing emails want you to visit a site with an unusual URL that has nothing to do with the sender. In the example below, the original links point to a site unrelated to the purported sender.
-----Original Message-----
From: "Georgia Tech Daily Digest " <<REMOVED>@gatech.edu>
Date: November 14, 2012, 12:10:42 AM EST
To: undisclosed-recipients:;
Subject: URGENT INFORMATION
Reply-To: "Georgia Tech Daily Digest " <<REMOVED>@yahoo.com>
Having trouble viewing this e-mail? View it in your browser.<http://daily.gatech.edu/digest/liberal-arts-meets-science-sci-fi-lab>
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