Phishing Scam Attempt

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The LIS Help Desk has become aware of a new Phishing Scam e-mail (shown below) purporting to be from the Help Desk. This is a scam and is not from LIS. Please do not respond. If you have accidentally responded, please change your Norse Key immediately at http://norsekey.luther.edu.

LIS and the Help Desk will never request confidential information, including Passwords, via -email.

If you have any questions or concerns, contact the Help Desk at 387-1000.

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From:
Date: Sun, May 10, 2009 at 6:45 AM
Subject: Important: Email Account Verification Update!! !??
To:

The Helpdesk Program that periodically checks the size of your e-mail space is sending you this information. The program runs weekly to ensure your inbox does not grow too large, thus preventing you from receiving or sending new e-mail. As this message is being sent, you have 18 megabytes (MB) or more stored in your inbox. To help us reset your space in our database, You are required to contact Your system administrator through e-mail with your user name:
(_________________) password (_______________)to increase your storage limit.

System Administrator
E-mail: helpdesk@mailsupport-desk.org

You will receive a periodic alert if your inbox size is between 18 and 20 MB. If your inbox size is 20 MB, a program on your Webmail will move your oldest e-mails to a folder in your home directory to ensure you can continue receiving incoming e-mail. You will be notified this has taken place.

If your inbox grows to 25 MB, you will be unable to receive new e-mail and it will be returned to sender. All this is programmed to ensure your e-mail continues to function well.

Thank you for your cooperation.
Help Desk.

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