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Phishing Alert

The following phishing email was received on 10/19/09. If you receive this note, please delete it!


From: Clifton Dan < clif.haven@yahoo.com>
Subject: Your file and slot fee
Date: Thursday, October 19, 2009, 9:45 AM

Dear [name],
This is the univesirty of Michigan alumni of scolarships.I wish to inform you that we received your documents and congratulate you for your exemplary performance in your high school education final exams.We also wish to inform you that we do consider studentsfrom poor families and nations in our scolarships programs.

When you qualify for a slot in thse scolarships the university pays all of your fees and expenses are paid by you since you will study and work here in the united states of America.

For your slot to be maintained you need to sent via visa transfer to michigan university 25 dollars as soon as this week so as to maintain your file at the university.We wish to inform you that these chances are rare and competitive since not every student get them...we consider performances and country of origins.Curently we have 27 students on scolarships here from Kenya.
We hope you will act on these payment to secure your slot and file maintanance
before its secured by other students.

Here is wishing you success in all your education endevours in our institution.

Yours dean of students for scolaships
University of Michigan
Saalen Almed.