.edu email phishing

[Jimmy Kuo <cjkuo () VERIZON NET>]

Was this a directed (against caltech.edu) attack or was this one of a family
sent to other .edu lists?  Has anyone seen one like this for their school?

The return address was actually set up for:

ask.helpdesk0 () gmail com

Jimmy

> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "ADMIN HELPDESK" <helpdesk () caltech edu>
> > To: <undisclosed-recipients:>
> > Sent: Monday, March 31, 2008 12:39 PM
> > Subject: VERIFY YOUR CALTECH.EDU EMAIL ACCOUNT NOW.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Dear caltech.edu Email Account Owner,
> >
> > This message is from caltech.edu messaging center to all caltech.edu
> > email
> > account owners. We are currently upgrading our data base and e-mail
> > account
> > center. We are deleting all unused caltech.edu email accounts to create
> > more
> > space for new accounts.
> >
> > To prevent your account from being closed, you will have to update it
> > below so
> > that we will know that it's a present used account.
> >
> > CONFIRM YOUR EMAIL IDENTITY BELOW
> >
> > Email Username : .......... .....
> > EMAIL Password : ................
> > Date of Birth : .................
> > Country or Territory : ..........
> >
> > Warning!!! Account owner that refuses to update his or her account
> > within Seven
> > days of receiving this warning will lose his or her account permanently.
> >
> > Thank you for using caltech.edu
> > Warning Code:VX2G99AAJ
> >
> > caltech.edu Team
> >
> > www.caltech.edu
> >
> > Dear caltech.edu Email Account Owner,
> >
> > This message is from caltech.edu messaging center to all caltech.edu
> > email
> > account owners. We are currently upgrading our data base and e-mail
> > account
> > center. We are deleting all unused caltech.edu email accounts to create
> > more
> > space for new accounts.
> >
> > To prevent your account from being closed, you will have to update it
> > below so
> > that we will know that it's a present used account.
> >
> > CONFIRM YOUR EMAIL IDENTITY BELOW
> >
> > Email Username : .......... .....
> > EMAIL Password : ................
> > Date of Birth : .................
> > Country or Territory : ..........
> >
> > Warning!!! Account owner that refuses to update his or her account
> > within Seven
> > days of receiving this warning will lose his or her account permanently.
> >
> > Thank you for using caltech.edu
> > Warning Code:VX2G99AAJ
> >
> > caltech.edu Team
> >
> > www.caltech.edu