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[PHISH] Text Message About Closing Email Account

We have received reports that TCNJ users are receiving text messages claiming to be from the help desk about a request that the user close their school email address.  The TCNJ help desk will not contact you about matters such as this via text message.  Note in the screenshots below, the phone number does not begin with a NJ area code.  If you receive any suspicious text messages, do not interact with the sender, do not click on any links provided and do not provide Duo codes or approve Duo pushes you did not initiate.  Receiving text messages such as these does not necessarily mean they have your password, but if they anticipate that they can generate a Duo push to you, it may mean they do, in fact, know your password.  Change your password immediately if you receive a text such as the one below.  Please send any suspicious messages to us at phish@tcnj.edu.  Thank you.

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