Warning: "Important Information About Your Application" May be a Scam

Colleges and Universities A-Z Cornell University
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<p>To all applicants,</p>

<p>You might have received an email titled "Important Information About Your Application". Please check the email domain of the sender and make sure the ending is @cornell.edu.</p>

<p>I received a email from myivypage.net saying that there are materials missing. I logged on to my Application Status Page to make sure that everything is processed. I then called Cornell to confirm that.</p>

<p>The admission office said that do not trust senders with domains other than @cornell.edu.</p>

<p>Best Wishes,</p>

<p>FB lalaland</p>

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<p>I got one of those emails. The from: is from cornell.edu but the mailed by: is from myvippage.net</p>

<p>Either way, I got snail mail today confirming what I was missing.</p>

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<p>Hm, I wonder what the point of that scam is. Just to freak everybody out? I don't think I've gotten one but I'll delete it if I find it in my inbox. Thanks. :)</p>

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<p>They probably want to steal your identity, seeing as your application probably contains information like social security number.</p>

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<p>they are definitely trying to steal your identity....sounds like a phishing email.</p>