IMPORTANT VERIFICATION NOTICE FOR STAFF & STUDENT!!

This phishing message arrives from a compromised Purdue email account and is designed to look like it comes from the "IT Helpdesk". The message contains a URL that will be used to harvest your credentials.

Email Body:

This is the last time we will notify you that we'll stop processing incoming emails in your office 365 email account, and the reason is you failed to verify your Microsoft account which may lead to the permanent deletion of your account from our database in the next few hours. Kindly take a minute to complete our email verification below. You are advised to copy and paste the URL Below into the address bar of your web browser to fill in the form.: 

Also if you have filled out this form before kindly re fill it again and wait for an IT staff to reach out for verification

(redacted credential harvesting URL) If you only have one Microsoft Office 365 account, only fill in the only account.


Important Notice- Account disconnection will take place today.

Thank You. (Microsoft 2023)

Purdue University

IT Helpdesk.

All Rights Reserved.

Submitted by Mark Sharp on
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