Subject line is: ACCOUNT MAINTENANCE/UPGRADE!!!
Do not reply to the message, do not click on the link within the body of the message and do not provide your email and/or account information. This is a phishing attempt and it should be deleted immediately.
If you have already clicked on the link or have already responded to this email, please change your password immediately.
How can you tell if an email is a phishing attempt?
Looks in part like this:
Sent: Friday, September 23, 2016 4:07 PM
Subject: ACCOUNT MAINTENANCE/UPGRADE!!!
CARLETON UNIVERSITY
Your mailbox is almost full and out dated.
• It asks you for your password or directs you to a web form asking for your password
• If the link within the body of the message points to a non-Carleton email address
• The subject line is in all caps
• There is a call for immediate action – “download this now” or “confirm you email identity now” or “click on the link below”
• There are spelling or grammatical errors in the email
Guard your e-mail address carefully.
Do not give your e-mail address to web sites unless you are sure what they are going to do with it. Read any terms of use and privacy statements. Many greeting card and joke-of-the-day websites gather e-mail addresses for spam use. Never subscribe your friends to a web site as you may be giving their address to a spammer.