New E-mail Scam Targets University Users
The most recent phishing scam to hit the university tells users they must provide their usernames, passwords, and phone numbers via e-mail in order to avoid losing their accounts. This fraudulent e-mail claims to be signed by Vickie Duncan in Silas Hunt Hall, making the e-mail request appear convincing. IT Services will NEVER ask for this information in an e-mail. Those who have responded to this scam should go to http://passweb.uark.edu and reset their account password immediately.
IT Services never notifies university users of account errors or maintenance through e-mail to individual accounts, however users can expect to receive individual reminders to change their passwords through PASSweb.
For legitimate news regarding technology on campus, friend IT Services at http://facebook.com/uarkits or follow IT Services at http://twitter.com/uaits. News is also posted to the IT Services home page at http://its.uark.edu.
For questions, comments, or concerns regarding phishing e-mail and other online scams, please contact the IT Security Office at security@uark.edu or the IT Services Help Desk at 575-2905.
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Erin Griffin,
IT Services
575-2901,
ecgriff@uark.edu
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