Fraudulent E-mail Alerts For 2006

Fraudulent E-mails include phishing scams (attempts at identity and account theft), e-mail confidence scams (Nigerian scam format), lottery schemes and other fraudulent messages.

Recent Alerts

Fraudulent E-mail from abuse@indstate.edu
ISU’s faculty and staff have reported fraudulent E-mail sent from abuse@indstate.edu.
The Office of Information Technology does not address individual network access issues in this manner.
If you receive an e-mail from abuse@indstate.edu, you should delete the message and empty it from your trash.
Updated by: Andrea at 8:33am on October 12, 2006

Please see http://www1.indstate.edu/oit1/userservices/ithelp/security/virus.html for additional virus and security alerts.

Fraudulent E-mails Circulating
The following are examples of Fraudulent E-mail reported by ISU's faculty and staff:
- E-mail that appears to be sent from <Chase@chaseonline.chase.com> with the subject of "Dear Chase member: 100 Survey!"
- E-mail that appears to be sent from "Amazon.com" <service@amazon.com> with the subject of "You have successfully added a new email address to your PayPal account"

These e-mails are false and should not be taken seriously. Please do not click on any of the links included within the e-mail and do not give out your account or personal information.
If you receive one of the e-mails you should delete the message and empty it from your trash.
Updated by: Andrea at 10:31am on October 9, 2006

Scams targeting Students via MyMail [click for info]
Updated by: Andrea at 2:00pm on October 2, 2006

Fraudulent email related to Indiana State University Credit Union
Date: 8/19/2006 12:34 PM
Subject: Fraudulent email related to Indiana State University Credit Union
The ISU Community is currently being targeted by fraudulent emails that appear to originate from the Indiana State University Credit Union. These are "phishing" emails designed to improperly collect and use your account information. You should ignore them. The ISU Credit Union would not contact you about your account in this manner. Do not click on any links in the email and do not give out your account information. If you receive one of the e-mails you should delete the message and empty it from your trash.

Fraudulent E-mails Circulating
The following are examples of Fraudulent E-mail reported by ISU's faculty and staff:
- E-mail that appears to be sent from "service@amazon.com" <service@amazon.com> with the subject of "Please confirm your billing information"
- E-mail that appears to be sent from "aw-confirm@paypal.com" <tfyloqfeb@paypal.com> with the subject of "Notification of Limited Account Access"

These e-mails are false and should not be taken seriously. Please do not click on any of the links included within the e-mail and do not give out your account or personal information.
If you receive one of the e-mails you should delete the message and empty it from your trash.
Updated by: Andrea at 8:31pm on August 21, 2006

Fraudulent E-mails Circulating
The following is an example of Fraudulent E-mail reported by ISU's faculty and staff:
- E-mail that appears to be sent from update@amazon.com with the subject of "Please Update Your Amazon Account !"

This e-mail is false and should not be taken seriously. Please do not click on any of the links included within the e-mail and do not give out your account or personal information.
If you receive this e-mail you should delete the message and empty it from your trash.
Updated by: Andrea at 12:01pm on July 6, 2006

Fraudulent E-mails Circulating
The following are examples of Fraudulent E-mail reported by ISU's faculty and staff:
- E-mail that appears to be sent from First National Bank <mail@fnb-online.com> with the subject of "Your account access has been limited"
- E-mail that appears to be sent from customer.service@iucu.org with the subject of "NOTICE FROM Indiana University C.U. REF-ID#6008110"
- E-mail that appears to be sent from PNC Bank <mail@accountlink.pncbank.com> with the subject of "Unauthorized online account access"

These e-mails are false and should not be taken seriously. Please do not click on any of the links included within the e-mail and do not give out your account or personal information.
If you receive one of the e-mails you should delete the message and empty it from your trash.
Updated by: Andrea at 1:13pm on June 27, 2006

Recently spotted Fraudulent E-mail Subjects:
CitiBank Security Management Staff changes introduction
"Amazon Security" Fraud Alert
ISU Credit Union <customerservice@isucreditunion.com> Renew Now your CUOnline Internet Banking
VISA - Online Security Measures
Attention! Your PayPal account has been violated!

Recently spotted Chase Fraudulent E-mail Subjects:
"Update your Online Banking Account Chase Bank (SM)"
"IMPORTANT CUSTOMER SUPPORT INFORMATION"
"Notification" (from a "chase" address)
"Account Review. Chase Team identified some unusual activity in your account!""
 "CHASE Account Security Measures Notification"
"Important information regarding your Chase account"
"Chase Manhattan Account Suspension Notice - Account Limited"
"Chase Online® $20 Reward Survey"
"Update your on-line security measures"
"IMPORTANT CUSTOMER SUPPORT INFORMATION"
"Your Chase account requires immediate authentication"
"Important message from Chase.com Online Banking"
 "ChaseOnlineSM® Security Measures"
"SERVICE: Chase Online and Bill Pay services"
"IMPORTANT : Banking Account Verification"

Fraudulent E-mails Circulating
The following are examples of Fraudulent E-mail reported by ISU's faculty and staff:
- E-mail that appears to be sent from "National Association of Federal Credit Unions" <service@nafcu.org> with the subject of "Important Notice: Verify Your Profile!"
- E-mail that appears to be sent from "VISA" <service@visa.com> with the subject of "VISA - Online Security Measures"
- E-mail that appears to be sent from Washington Mutual Bank <support@wamu.com> with the subject of "Wamu Security Notification !"

These e-mails are false and should not be taken seriously. Please do not click on any of the links included within the e-mail and do not give out your account or personal information.
If you receive one of the e-mails you should delete the message and empty it from your trash.
Updated by: Andrea at 8:22 am on May 12, 2006

Fraudulent E-mails Circulating
The following are examples of Fraudulent E-mail reported by ISU's faculty and staff:
- E-mail that appears to be sent from The Independent BankersBank <service@tibsite.com> with the subject of "TIB ID 73010 - Alert Service"
- E-mail that appears to be sent from "PayPal" <service@paypals.com> with the subject of "You have successfully added a new email address to your PayPal account"
- E-mail that appears to be sent from abuse@chase.com with the subject of "Update your Online Banking Account Chase Bank (SM)"

These e-mails are false and should not be taken seriously. Please do not click on any of the links included within the e-mail and do not give out your account or personal information.
If you receive one of the e-mails you should delete the message and empty it from your trash.
Updated by: Andrea at 12:12 pm on May 8, 2006

Fraudulent E-mails Circulating

The following are examples of Fraudulent E-mail reported by ISU's faculty and staff:
- E-mail that appears to be sent from Online Banking Chase <onlinebanking@chase.com> with the subject of "Important information regarding your Chase account"
- E-mail that appears to be sent from "eBay Inc." <account@ebay.com> with the subject of "Password Change Required"
- E-mail that appears to be sent from "VISA Card Support" <VisaCard@visa.com> with the subject of " Attention! Several VISA Credit Card bases have been LOST!"
- E-mail that appears to be sent from "Amazon" <service@amazon.com> with the subject of "Warning Message"
- E-mail that appears to be sent from security@TCFbank.com with the subject of"Please update your TCF National Bank account !"

These e-mails are false and should not be taken seriously. Please do not click on any of the links included within the e-mail and do not give out your account or personal information.
If you receive one of the e-mails you should delete the message and empty it from your
trash.
Updated by: Andrea at 7:29 pm on April 3, 2006

Jury Duty Scams
The OIT Help Desk has been notified of several scams involved "Jury Duty Notifications".
These can be delivered via e-mail or telephone and can appear very official.
They can include inappropriate questionnaires.
You may be asked for personal information which could be used for identity theft purposes.
More Information available at the following Web site.
Updated by: Andrea at 7:29 pm on March 8, 2006

Fraudulent E-mails Circulating

The following are examples of Fraudulent E-mail reported by ISU's faculty and staff:
- E-mail that appears to be sent from admin@irs.gov that claims the recipient is eligible to receive a tax refund. The subject may be "IRS Notification - Please Read This".
- E-mail that appears to be sent from tax-refunds@irs.gov that claims the recipient is eligible to receive a tax refund.

These e-mails are false and should not be taken seriously. Please do not click on any of the links included within the e-mail and do not give out your account or personal information.
If you receive one of the e-mails you should delete the message and empty it from your
trash.
Updated by: Andrea at 4:11 pm on February 28, 2006

Fraudulent E-mails Circulating

The following are examples of Fraudulent E-mail reported by ISU's faculty and staff:
- E-mail that appears to be sent from security@chaseonline.com with the subject of "Account Management !"
- E-mail that appears to be sent from Online Banking Chase <service@chase.com> with the subject of "Important information regarding your Chase account"
- E-mail that appears to be sent from "VISA Card Support" <VisaCard@visa.com> with the subject of "Attention! Several VISA Credit Card bases have been LOST!"

These e-mails are false and should not be taken seriously. Please do not click on any of the links included within the e-mail and do not give out your account or personal information.
If you receive one of the e-mails you should delete the message and empty it from your trash.

Please see http://www1.indstate.edu/oit1/userservices/ithelp/security/virus.html for more information and other alerts.

Updated by: Andrea at 8:55 pm on February 23, 2006

 

Fraudulent E-mails Circulating

The following are examples of Fraudulent E-mail reported by ISU's faculty and staff:
- E-mail that appears to be sent from "Markle Bank Anti Fraud Department" <antifraud@marklebank.com> or markle@service.com with the subject of "During our regular update and verification of the accounts, we could not verify your current information" or "* * * Please Verify & Update Your Account * * *"

- E-mail that appears to be sent from customer_service@ncua.gov with the subject of "Security Alert Notification !!!"

- E-mail that appears to be sent from "Credit Union" <billing@cunacu.org> or
"Credit Union" <service@cuna.org> with the subject of "Update Your Account Profile"

These e-mails are false and should not be taken seriously. Please do not click on any of the links included within the e-mail and do not give out your account or personal information.
If you receive one of the e-mails you should delete the message and empty it from your trash.

Please see http://www1.indstate.edu/oit1/userservices/ithelp/security/virus.html for more information and other alerts.

Updated by: Andrea at 5:15 pm on February 1, 2006

Fraudulent E-mails Circulating

The following are examples of Fraudulent E-mail reported by ISU's faculty and staff:
- E-mail that appears to be sent from "PayPal <acct.serv@paypal.com>" with the subject of "Receipt for your payment". See the message body of this very convincing by fraudulent e-mail.

- E-mail that appears to be sent from eBay Member <member@eBay.com> with the subject of "Question from eBay Member" These can be valid messages (if you have an auction on eBay). If you do have an auction listed, it may be best to not click on any of the included links and simply go directly to eBay to avoid potential phishing attempts and/or viruses that can infect the PC from a Web site.

Updated by: Andrea at 5:15 pm in 2005

[Fraudulent E-mails Prior to 2006]

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