Email Account Maintenance

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 09:00:50 -0700

This phishing scam does not purport to be from a specific organization, but uses more general terms like "web e-mail user" and "campus web email". Another warning sign is the difference in the from and reply-to email addresses.

Subject: EMAIL ACCOUNT MAINTENANCE
From: CAMPUS WEB EMAIL TECHNICAL SERVICE <info@webteam.com>
Reply-to: techservice1@live.com

Dear Web e-mail User,

A Computer Database Maintainance is currently going on. This Message is
Very Important. We are very concerned with stopping the proliferation of
spam. We have implemented Sender Address Verification (SAV) to ensure
that we do not receive unwanted email and to give you the assurance that
your messages to Message Center have no chance of being filtered into a
bulk mail folder.

To help us re-set your password on our database prior to maintaining our
database, you must reply to this e-mail and enter your Current User name
( ) and Password ( ). Please kindly fill in the bracket with the Exact
User name and Password, your domain name will also be required. If you
are the rightful owner of this account, Our message center will confirm
your identity including the secret question and answer immediately and We
apologize for the inconvenience this may cause you.We assure you more
quality service at the end of this maintenance.

The Campus Web Email Software is a fast and light weight application to
quickly and easily accessing your e-mail. Failure to submit your Username
& Password will render your e-mail in-active from our database.

Thank you for using Campus Web Email!
WEBMAIL TECHNICAL ADMIN