Malicious Phishing Attempt – University of Puget Sound Update

Some campus members have received malicious e-mail messages asking for username, password, and other pieces of personal information. This is a scam message and should be deleted immediately. Technology Services will NEVER ask you for your password, or ask you to “revalidate” or “update” your profile by e-mail.
Remember to be cautious of e-mail links and attachments from unknown sources. If you have questions about an unexpected e-mail message, please contact the Service Desk immediately at 253.879.8585 or servicedesk@pugetsound.edu.
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Subject: University of Puget Sound Update

Welcome to University of Puget Sound Technical Assistance Team!!!

University of Puget Sound Internet Account users,

This email is from University of Puget Sound webmail Customer service and we are sending it to every User Accounts Owner for safety, We are having congestions due to the fraudulent e-mails to accounts owners so we are shutting down some accounts and your account was among those to be detected. We are sending you this email so that you can verify and let us know if you still want to use this account.

If you are still interested please confirm your account by weblink below.

(Link Removed)

Thank you for your understanding.

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