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This example is an attempt to trick users into disclosing their password. This one includes a message, attachment with a link and eventually a website that requests the victims password. Still we have some red flags:

  • The message is from someone at @westnet.com.au not @brandeis.edu.
  • We see grammatical errors in the messages along the way.
  • The website victims eventually end up on is at qwestoffice.net not brandeis.edu.
  • The website does not start with https:// which means the website is not secure enough to accept passwords.

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