Seminary Computing Services

Another shining example of an attempt to scam Earlham and seminary folks into giving away their passwords - our comments are in bold.

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Sender: webmastere @esagelink.com (As noted before, if it claims to come from Earlham or seminary folks, but wasn't sent from an @earlham.edu or @bethanyseminary.edu address, you should be very suspicious)
From: "The Earlham.edu Webmail Team" <webupdate20@y7mail.com>
Subject: Earlham.edu Webmail Account Update

Dear Earlham.edu Staff/Student (A bad sign - if we were contacting you directly about something that is specific to your account, wouldn't we know your name?)
We are contacting you to remind you that our Account Review
Team identified some unusual activity in your Earlham.edu
Webmail Account. As a result,access to your account has been
limited in accordance with Earlham.edu Webmail Online User
Agreement. Your account access will remain limited until
this issue has been resolved. You are therefore required to
provide the information below;

=b0 Earlham.edu Webmail complete Username(**********) and
Password(********) (Here's the big give away, we will never, ever ask you to send us your password!)

*Important*
Please provide all these information completely and
correctly otherwise due to security reasons we may have to
close your account temporarily.
We thank you for your prompt attention to this matter.
Please understand that this is a security measure intended
to help protect you and your Earlham.edu Webmail Account. We
apologise for any inconvenience.
Thanks
The Earlham.edu Webmail Team
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