Today’s Phishing Wall of Shame entry was sent in by Wendy L., who was savvy enough to recognize this laughable attempt at stealing her information as the scam that it was. Check it out below!

“…we are currently perform scheduled maintenance and improvement our service account and as a result of this your accounts must be updated.” – Scammer

Phishing attempts often originate from outside the country, and so their word choice can be confusing, however this isn’t always the case! Bad grammar isn’t how you know you’re dealing with a scammer – the tell tail sign is the request for personal information.

Don’t take the bait! IT will NEVER ask you for your password. Phishing emails attempt to deceive​ you into giving up your private information by leading you to fraudulent websites. Learn more at- http://www.umb.edu/it/getting_services/security/phishing/

However, the scammer’s last line held a grain of truth, because we in the IT department do... “Thank you for using our services !!!!!!”