[LINK] What a "fun" header

[Narelle Clark]

Please Note: This email did not come from ANU, Be careful of any request to buy gift cards or other items for senders outside of ANU. Learn why this is important.
https://www.scamwatch.gov.au/types-of-scams/email-scams#toc-warning-signs-it-might-be-a-scam

I imagine that some scammer has targeted ANU with emails to staff
after harvesting contact details or just the names of employees and
they send requests for people to buy gift cards. These requests now
look very realistic and appear to come from genuine people. I suspect
ANU has decided to prepend any incoming email with that warning
message as a result.

I know someone who was fooled by a request to their work email address
claiming to be from the "CEO" of the organisation with an URGENT
request. Unfortunately she fell for it the first time and bought some
gift cards, then when they asked for more she twigged... a new
staffer, trying to be helpful. Sad, but a lesson for many!

So, not you Stephen.

Narelle


On Mon, 20 May 2024 at 17:42, Stephen Loosley
<stephenloosley at outlook.com> wrote:
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> Yes Narelle, for a month or so now, and it’s a mystery to me.
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> Although his header addition happens about every third of my Link emails, I have no idea why. To my knowledge, I have not been naughty with posts.
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> Sure, perhaps some topics might have been somewhat ‘edgy’ but another word might be ‘topical’ perhaps?
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> But ANU surely supports traditional academic freedom?
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> Anyway, whatever, there’s zero epidermis off my proboscis. No worries, and whatever ... I’ve been ‘good.’ 😊
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> Thanks for wondering Narelle.
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> Apparently we Linkers now have an ANU ‘Big Brother’? Haha 😊
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> Best wishes .. and cheers always Narelle and everyone.
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> Stephen
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> ________________________________
> From: Link <link-bounces at anu.edu.au> on behalf of Narelle Clark <narellec at gmail.com>
> Sent: Friday, May 17, 2024 10:40:44 AM
> To: Link at mailman.anu.edu.au <link at mailman.anu.edu.au>
> Subject: [LINK] What a "fun" header
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> Please Note: This email did not come from ANU, Be careful of any request to buy gift cards or other items for senders outside of ANU. Learn why this is important.
> https://www.scamwatch.gov.au/types-of-scams/email-scams#toc-warning-signs-it-might-be-a-scam
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> I see all of Stephen's new posts are prepended with THIS IS NOT AN
> OFFICIAL MESSAGE!! Be wary of scams!!
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> ANU must have been hit by something nasty?
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> On Tue, 14 May 2024 at 01:13, Stephen Loosley
> <stephenloosley at outlook.com> wrote:
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> > Please Note: This email did not come from ANU, Be careful of any request to buy gift cards or other items for senders outside of ANU. Learn why this is important.
> > https://www.scamwatch.gov.au/types-of-scams/email-scams#toc-warning-signs-it-might-be-a-scam
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> Narelle
> narellec at gmail.com
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Narelle
narellec at gmail.com