Lotus Notes users at Stony Brook University are the target of a new phishing scam which comes in the form of an e-mail message with the subject heading “Your mailbox has exceeded the storage limit.”

This fraudulent message has the potential to fool unsuspecting users because of its subject heading and because it is being sent from what looks to be a legitimate e-mail address that ends in .edu.

If you receive the following message or one similar to it, do not click on any links contained within the message or reply with your personal information such as a username or password:

Your mailbox has exceeded the storage limit set by your administrator. You may not be able to send or receive new mail until your mailbox size is increased by your system administrator.

To help us re-set your SPACE on our database prior to maintain your INBOX, you must contact your system administrator by replying this e-mail and enter your: Current Username: { } and PW: { } to increase your storage limit.

You will continue to receive this warning message periodically if your inbox size continues to exceed its size limit or between 18 and 20 MB.

Please be advised that no one in the Division of Information Technology or anyone else on campus will ever request you to provide your username, password, etc. via e-mail. Please be alert to phishing and scamming e-mails and do not respond to them.

Any time you see a request for this information, even if it appears to come from the campus e-mail, you should do the following:

1. Forward the message to abuse@stonybrook.edu
2. Move it to the junk mail folder for further forensic analysis. Do not follow any instructions contained in the message.

If you have questions, please contact West Campus Client Support at 2-9800 or the East Campus Help Desk at 4-HELP.