WHAT'S HAPPENING?
There are emails that are being circulated, an example of which is below, that include suspicious links. These are not legitimate emails.
WHAT DO YOU NEED TO DO?
If you receive an email like this, do not click on the link. 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 purported sender. In the example below, the links point to a site unrelated to the purported sender.
-----Original Message-----
From: ©Georgia Institute of Technolo [mailto:<REMOVED>@insightbb.com]
Sent: Friday, January 17, 2014 1:00 PM
Subject: Latest News
Georgia Institute of Technology
North Avenue, Atlanta, GA 30332
Phone: 404-894-2000
Greats News!
You can now access the latest news by using the link below to lo-gin to Georgia Institute of Technology News Forum.
http://gtgeorgiainstituteoftechnology.<REMOVED>.com/ <http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fgtgeorgiainstituteoftechnology.<REMOVED>.com%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNFcO0JPo6MXD16yw-Zl8NYY3t5aAw>
Click on the above link to lo-gin for more information about this new exciting forum. You can also copy the above link to your browser bar and lo-gin for more information about the new services.
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