email scams abound: phishing
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Posted by Web Team, June 03, 2005
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As is true world-wide, Simmons has been experiencing wave after wave of "phishing": email messages designed to entice you to reveal personal or financial information. These email messages usually appear to be legitimate. They come from institutions with which you may very well do business, such as PayPal. Or, they may come from a friend (with a virus-infested machine) vouching for a stranger in need of a bank account number.
Be careful. When in doubt, throw it out. There is information about Phishing and about general Email Safety on the Technology web site.
