K-State warns of email scam
3:12 p.m. Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Students and faculty at Kansas State University need to be on the lookout for an e-mail scam.
University officials say people are receiving e-mails with subject lines like "update Your KSU Account Now" or "confirm Your Email Address.
They claim to be from the KSU.edu support team, but they are not.
These e-mails are a scam and try to trick people into replying with their e-ID- or e-mail password.
The school says K-State IT support staff will never ask you for your password in an e-mail. Giving out that information puts your identity at risk.
Full text of warning email
Many K-State faculty, staff and students continue to receive scam e-mails that try to trick people into replying with their eID/e-mail password. DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES REPLY! Any e-mail that asks or your password is a scam and should be ignored and deleted. K-State IT support staff will NEVER ask for your password in an e-mail, nor will any legitimate business.
The fraudulent messages have subjects like "UPDATE YOUR KSU ACCOUNT NOW" or "Confirm Your Email Address!!!" and claim to be from "THE KSU.EDU SUPPORT TEAM, info@ksu.edu or something similar. Examples of scam e-mails received recently at K-State are available on the K-State IT security Web site. to compare to messages you receive.
More information about the recent spate of scams and the problems they cause is available in K-State's InfoTech Tuesday newsletter.
If you ever doubt the legitimacy of the e-mail, ask your IT support person or contact the IT Help Desk (785-532-7722, helpdesk@k-state.edu, http://www.k-state.edu/infotech/helpdesk.
In summary, the principle to follow to protect yourself from these scams is simple - *never provide your eID password in an e-mail to anyone under any circumstances.
Harvard Townsend
University IT Security Officer
Kansas State University
E-mail: harv@ksu.edu
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