Carnegie Mellon University
April 27, 2012

Security Alert: Don't Fall for this Scam - Phishing Email "IMPORTANT NOTICE!!!"

For all Andrew email account holders, a phishing email with the subject “IMPORTANT NOTICE!!!” claiming to be from "CMU Computing Services Help Center" was delivered to a large number of Carnegie Mellon email accounts today. The message alleges that the user's university email account was reported for numerous spams activities and prompts the user to confirm account ownership by responding to the email with Andrew account credentials.

Computing Services staff members will NEVER ask for your password by email, phone or any other method. Please read the entire security alert message on What You Need To Do if you received this phishing email and if you responded already at Security Alert: Don't Fall For This Scam - Phishing Email "IMPORTANT NOTICE!!!"