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: <REMOVED>@oit.gatech.edu <<REMOVED>@gatech.edu>
Sent: Sunday, November 18, 2012 2:02:40 PM
Subject: URGENT

GT Accounts:

We experienced a hacking process on our Webmail accounts and we will need to close down some accounts to keep your account on the portal click on the link http://<REMOVED>.pn/egwebmailverification.htm and verify your account now or we will have to shutdown your account.

Thank you,
Office of Information Technology