Recent Phishing E-mails
Members of the BU community have been receiving e-mails warning them that they have reached their storage limit and that their e-mail has been shut down. They ask the user to click a link to “re-validate” their mailbox. These e-mails are a scam and should be deleted. Here is an example:
Dear Boston University,
Your Boston University Mail Box has exceeded the storage limit is 1 GB, which is defined by the administrator, you are running at 99.8 gigabytes and you can not send or receive a new messages until you re-validate your mailbox.
re-validate your mailbox Click Here.
Note: Failure to comply within 48hrs might lead to permanent deactivation.
Thank you,
Boston University administrator ©2019.
As a reminder, authentic BU e-mails will never ask you to provide your login credentials. If you are unsure of the validity of an e-mail you have received, don’t hesitate to contact us.