Lamar University Phishing Alert

Phishing Email Warning

Body of mail: “Update your lamar.edu email now,

click the link below to update.

Click here to update.

Thank you!”

If you receive such a message, please DELETE it from your inbox immediately. If you have opened and responded to the message or such a message or have visited any links in the email and provided your information, you are advised to change you LEA password immediately. When in doubt please contact the servicedesk before responding to any such messages.

Lamar IT Services will NEVER ask you to validate your username and password or account, nor disable your account due to size limitations on your mailbox. For assistance with changing your LEA password or other questions relating to this advisory, please contact the IT Service Desk

If you have any questions, or require additional information, please contact the Service Desk at (409) 880-2222 or email servicedesk@lamar.edu.