Phishing Alert: ACTION REQUIRED/ umich.edu - COVID-19 Follow-up for Vaccination Policy11/12/2021 6:57:16 a.m.

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Date Sent: 
Thursday, November 11, 2021

Phishing Email Summary

This phishing email seeks to trick people into a fake mail system.  The email tries to convince people to follow the links by claiming to have information about changes in policies or operations due to COVID-19.

Always check the URL before logging in. While images and branding can be faked or stolen, a check of the sites URL will tell you quickly that the site is a fake. The real U-M weblogin site is https://weblogin.umich.edu . If you have already authenticated, going to weblogin should redirect you to Wolverine Access.

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Phishing Email Text

Hello,

Our initial letter to you outlined this requirement, as well as provided you with the COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement Certification Form, which must be completed.

View policy on COVID-19 Vaccination for the umich.edu Core Public Administration.

It is required that you complete and return this mandatory certification by November 15, 2021. If the certification is not duly completed and returned to us by this time, we may issue a stop work order and consider terminating the contract(s).

Thanks,
[email protected]

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