UMBC e-mail account holders continue to receive bogus e-mail messages requesting personal account information. E-mails such as these are known as Phishing (Click HERE for more information on Phishing). These e-mails are fraudulent and have not originated from the Division of Information Technology at UMBC. DO NOT EVER reply to these or other similarly worded e-mails.
These Fraudulent E-mails typically request information such as:
Email Username :
EMAIL Password :
Address :
City :
The Office of Information Technology Will NEVER:
• Request Your Username in Unsolicited E-mails
• Request Your Password
• Send You an Unsolicited Attachment
• Request Other Sensitive Information (e.g. SSN, Banking Information, Date of Birth, Address etc.)
Under No Circumstances
should you respond to unsolicited e-mails, web links or attachments. If in doubt don’t open it and contact the OIT Help Desk for assistance.
helpdesk@umbc.edu
410-455-3838
Sincerely,
Michael Carlin
Assistant VP, Infrastructure and Support
Office of Information Technology