Information Security at the University of Pennsylvania


	Thursday, June 20, 2013

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Phishing E-Mail Messages Seen at Penn

The following are samples of confirmed bogus email messages targeting Penn services, or posing particularly large risk. You should never reply, click on links, or provide sensitive personal information in response to these messages.

A list of malicious reply-to and sender address is maintained here.

Date	Subject
2013-06-10	Upgrade this email account!!!
2013-05-31	URGENT: IMPORTANT NOTICE
2013-05-30	WEBMAIL UPDATE
2013-05-30	Dear Webmail Account Owner,
2013-05-24	Dear University of Pennsylvania E-mail Account User
2013-05-21	Client Services Help Desk
2013-05-17	Dear Subscriber
2013-05-13	compliments of the day
2013-05-10	Your Report Approval
2013-05-04	Dear University of Pennsylvania Account User
2013-04-24	IT SERVICE
2013-04-10	Tax Notification
2013-04-06	Email Confirmation
2013-04-03	IT SERVICE
2013-03-30	Verify your email address
2013-03-29	WebPage Expired
2013-03-26	Warning CODE: VARAEX320
2013-03-11	Increase Your Quota Storage
2013-03-07	Dear: upenn.edu
2013-03-06	* /Email Account Upgrade /
2013-02-15	Urgent!!
2013-02-15	IMPORTANT NOTICE: 2013 Increase Quota and Data Security.
2013-02-05	ACT AS INSTRUCTED
2013-02-04	Attention: Warning!!!
2013-01-29	John Baker Team #Activate Now!
2013-01-25	Final Last Warning
2013-01-23	Your email Box is Almost Full!
2013-01-23	Please validate your Account to avoid deactivation
2013-01-20	Suspension Of Your upenn.edu Account)
2013-01-16	Webmail Account Owner
2013-01-15	HELP-DESK
2013-01-04	Email Box Security Alert
2012-12-19	{Suspension Of Your Email Account}
2012-12-09	[UPENN] Important Update
2012-11-01	NOTICE!
2012-10-22	ZIMBRA WEBMAIL NOTICE!
2012-09-12	Alart!!!
2012-08-14	System Administrator
2012-07-23	Information Systems and Computing: Warning!!!
2012-07-17	Attention!
2012-07-12	Warning Upenn Mail User Verify Your Account Now
2012-06-14	Dear Upenn Mail User Account Deactivation Warring
2012-05-29	WARNING
2012-05-07	Code Error-00001
2012-04-12	Canceled Payment
2012-02-13	Maintenance
2012-02-18	Upgrade Your Account.
2012-01-26	Attn. Mail User!
2011-12-22	IMPORTANT NOTICE!
2011-11-19	Mailbox Shutdown Notification
2011-08-24	UPENN: You might want to try this...
2011-08-20	Account Upgrade
2011-07-13	Email Quota Limit
2011-07-10	Email Quota Limit
2011-05-21	You Have 1 Unread Message
2011-05-19	Confirm Your Identity with Penn
2011-05-16	UPENN: Update this email address
2011-05-08	Manage Your Account
2011-03-30	Your package has arrived!
2011-03-22	Dear Email Account Owner
2011-03-01	Your mailbox has exceeded the storage limit
2011-02-24	Mailbox Quota Exceeded!!!
2011-02-20	Upgrade this email account!!!
2011-02-03	Announcement
2011-01-24	Mailbox Alert!
2011-01-12	Your pennkey.upenn.edu Email account has been reported for numerous spam activities
2010-12-18	Upgrade this email account
2010-12-08	Upenn: Upgrade this account
2010-11-28	Upenn: Upgrade this account
2010-11-05	You have exceeded your Email Quota Limit
2010-10-11	Hiiii [Name]
2010-10-08	Email Shutdown Notice!!
2010-10-08	Shutdown Notice!!
2010-10-08	Important Notice From Help Desk
2010-10-06	PENN Webmail Update
2010-10-05	SAS Webmail Alert
2010-09-24	Dear webmail user,
2010-09-14	SAS Webmail Alert
2010-05-02	2010 Account Upgrade
2010-04-18	Account Update Notification
2010-04-01	Service Notice
2010-03-30	Last Day (not necessarily a phish, but still bogus)
2010-03-01	Mailbox Shutdown Notification
2010-02-25	Dear University of Pennsylvania E-mail User
2010-02-09	Re-configure your outlook email address !
2010-02-03	CONFIRM YOUR UPHS.UPENN.EDU ACCOUNT
2009-12-08	UPGRADE YOUR MAILBOX NOW!
2009-12-08	Re-validate your mailbox !
2009-11-18	System Upgrade & Maintainance
2009-11-18	eMAIL Management Team !!!
2009-11-09	Your Mailbox has been deactivated
2009-10-20	System Administrator
2009-10-19	Mail system upgrade
2009-10-16	CONFIRM YOUR EMAIL IDENTITY BELOW
2009-10-09	Mail Quota alert
2009-09-24	MailBox Quota Warning!!!
2009-08-04	Please re-configure your Microsoft Outlook again !
2009-08-03	Re: Verify email address
2009-07-31	Attention
2009-07-30	Upenn Subscriber
2009-07-10	Mailbox Update
2009-07-07	Your Webmail Quota Has Exceeded The Set Quota/Limit
2009-07-06	Mailbox Update
2009-07-04	Please do ensure all information required are sent to the ...
2009-06-30	Warning!!
2009-06-27	E-Mail Account Maintenance
2009-06-25	E-Mail Account Maintenance
2009-06-23	WEBMAIL USERS Maintenance Notice
2009-06-23	WEBMAIL USERS Maintenance Notice
2009-06-22	Your Webmail Quota Has Exceeded The Set Quota/Limit
2009-06-12	Outlook Setup Notification
2009-06-10	Mailbox Update.
2009-06-06	Mailbox Update
2009-05-26	Problem with your mailbox!!!
2009-05-20	Your Webmail Quota Has Exceeded The Set Limit
2009-05-19	**Notification**
2009-05-17	Important Information From Help Desk
2009-05-14	Maintenance/Upgrading
2009-05-10	RE: UPENN Notice
2009-05-03	Mailbox Shutdown Notification
2009-05-01	YOUR WEBMAIL QUOTA HAS EXCEEDED THE SET LIMIT
2009-04-17	Confirm Your Email IDToday.
2009-04-15	Upgrade Your School Email ID Today.
2009-04-01	Your Email Account Confirmation
2009-03-29	Re:Upenn Notification
2009-03-26	Alert: Mail Quota.
2009-03-24	Comfirm Your UALR Email Account Imediately!!!
2009-03-23	Internet Users Email Upgrade (IUEU)
2009-03-16	Email Support 03/16/2009
2009-03-13	* Web Email Account Update!!
2009-01-07	Dear upenn.edu Costumers
2008-11-26	Account Expires in 4(days)
2008-11-26	Your mailbox is over its size limit
2008-11-21	WEBMAIL UPGRADE
2008-11-17	UNIVERSITY WEB CENTER
2008-11-14	Verify your e-mail address
2008-10-07	Edu Account Owner
2008-10-02	Dear Account Owner,
2008-09-29	[none]
2008-09-28	Your Email Account Alert Update EDU.ACCOUNT See ...
2008-09-27	Dear Email subscriber
2008-09-13	E-mail Update Request.
2008-09-13	Dear Staff/Student.
2008-09-05	RE:RE: Server Upgrade Request
2008-09-01	Respond to this Email!
2008-08-22	ACCOUNT NOTICE
2008-08-21	CONFIRM YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS: Email Support Team
2008-08-19	IMPORTANT NOTICE TO UPENN WEBMAIL USERS
2008-08-18	Respond to this Email!
2008-08-17	Dear Upenn.edu.User
2008-08-16	Dear University Webmail Users
2008-08-15	WEBMAIL SUBSCRIBER
2008-08-14	FROM ISP/Peen {VERY URGENT}
2008-08-05	HelpDesk Notice
2008-08-05	Confirm Your mail Account Ownership
2008-08-04	MESSAGE FROM UPENN.EDU
2008-08-03	Network Field Service Support*****CONFIRM YOUR EMAIL ...
2008-08-03	© University of Pennsylvania ®.Webmail Team
2008-08-02	NOTICE EMAIL USER
2008-08-02	Important Email Account Verification Update!
2008-08-01	Dear UPENN.EDU Webmail Subscriber
2008-08-01	[no subject]
2008-08-01	MESSAGE FROM UPENN.EDU
2008-08-01	sas.upenn.edu Feature Release: Upgraded Search
2008-08-01	Student Upgrading
2008-07-31	SAS Email Support Team
2008-07-30	Upgrade Your Email Account Now !!
2008-07-29	WARNING MESSAGE CONCERNING YOUR INBOX FROM ...
2008-07-29	:Confirm Your UPENN Webmail Account:
2008-07-29	Alert:Mail.SAS Email Account Violation
2008-07-28	ATTENTION!!!
2008-07-28	Mail Maintenance Operations - Confirmation
2008-07-27	*Help Maintainance*** Verify and Update Your upenn.edu ...
2008-07-27	Alert:SEAS.VET Email Account Violation
2008-07-27	Email User Notification
2008-07-26	Account Due for Re-validation
2008-07-26	CONFIRM YOUR EMAIL ACCOUNT!
2008-07-24	Account Informations
2008-07-14	Confirm Your School Email Details
2008-07-07	University Webmail Upgrade
2008-07-07	CONFIRM YOUR WEB MAIL ACCOUNT IMMEDIATELY!!!
2008-06-29	Verify Your Email Account
2008-06-27	Verify and Update Your upenn University Email Account



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