If you receive an e-mail that appears to be from “Florida Atlantic University [webmaster1@fau.edu]” and a subject line of “SERVICE NOTICE”, delete it. It asks for the recipient to click on the link provided to deactivate or keep their e-mail account. This message is NOT legitimate and is known as “phishing” — an attempt to get personal information from people. For more information on phishing and keeping your personal information secure, go to the IRM Network and Security site (http://www.fau.edu/irm/network) and the IRM News security edition (http://www.fau.edu/irm/about/irm_news/irmnews_0601.pdf.).

If you receive an e-mail that appears to be from “Florida Atlantic University [webmaster1@fau.edu]” and a subject line of “SERVICE NOTICE”, delete it. It asks for the recipient to click on the link provided to deactivate or keep their e-mail account.

This message is NOT legitimate and is known as “phishing” — an attempt to get personal information from people.

For more information on phishing and keeping your personal information secure, go to the IRM Network and Security site (http://www.fau.edu/irm/network) and the IRM News security edition (http://www.fau.edu/irm/about/irm_news/irmnews_0601.pdf.)