January 8, 2009
OIA Announcement: Suspicious E-mail Messages
To Our International Students:
This is just a reminder that all e-mail communication from the Office of International Affairs (OIA) is sent from UK e-mail accounts that include the extension “uky.edu.”
Recently, some international students received e-mail messages that appear to come from the Office of International Affairs, but are actually spam. OIA has learned of at least two versions of the e-mails. In one example, the subject of the e-mail is “Your Visa has Expired!,” and there is a short, inappropriate message in English. In another version, the subject is “Need an Internship?,” and the message is in a Romanized version of what appears to be Hindi. In both cases, the sender’s name is listed as “Office of International Affairs” or “OIA.” However, the sender’s e-mail address is not affiliated with the University of Kentucky.
OIA has contacted IT professionals on campus who are investigating these incidents. In the meantime, students who receive suspicious e-mails are asked to forward them to michelle.gorin@uky.edu.
UK Office of International Affairs
This notification is distributed by the UK Office of International Affairs (OIA) in Bradley Hall.
Phone: 859.257.4067
Fax: 859.323.1026