WHAT'S HAPPENING?
There are emails that are being circulated, an example of which is below, that appear to come from "accounts-cc.gatech.edu". directing users to follow a link. These are not legitimate emails.
WHAT DO YOU NEED TO DO?
If you receive an email like this, do not click on the links. If a phishing or spam email makes its way into your inbox, please forward it according to the directions at http://support.cc.gatech.edu/support-tools/faq/what-should-i-do-when-i-receive-spam-or-phishing-email to improve the accuracy of GT's filters.
You can learn to recognize phishing emails. They frequently contain poor grammar and unusual wording. Sometimes they will use a legitimate-looking email address, but they don't always. In some cases, there is a mismatch between the name and the email address in the From field. However, these are not always present. The tell-tale sign is to check without clicking the links to see where they point to. Phishing emails want you to visit a site with an unusual URL that has nothing to do with the sender. In the example below, the original links point to a site unrelated to the purported sender.
-----Original Message-----
From: "accounts-cc.gatech.edu" <"accounts-services@cc."@oudheusdengroep.nl>
Subject: Verify this email address
Date: October 23, 2012 3:02:16 PM EDT
To: <REMOVED>@cc.gatech.edu
Reply-To: account-services@cc.gatech.edu
Verify this email address
You recently added a new email address to your cc.gatech.edu! account, or initiated verification of an existing email address. To verify that you own this email address, simply click on the link below.
Verify "<REMOVED> @ cc.gatech.edu"
Your email address was added to the cc.gatech.edu! ID: <REMOVED>. If this cc.gatech.edu! ID does not belong to you, or you did not recently add your email address to this cc.gatech.edu! ID, you may permanently stop verification process. Cancel verification process.
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