Recently, another wave of fraudulent University of Minnesota look-alike e-mails asking for personal and confidential information was sent to some University e-mail account holders. These e-mails are not from the University of Minnesota. Do not respond to these e-mails or click on any links or attachments contained within them. The University will never ask you to provide your password or other personal information by e-mail.
Some of the e-mail messages are blatantly fraudulent, while others are more subtle. Most have "clumsy" English, but all have been very effective in harvesting user IDs and passwords. One link takes you to a login page that is very similar in appearance to the University Web login page.
See www.safecomputing.umn.edu/ for good information and advice about these kinds of attacks, and remember that the University will NEVER ask for your password. If you receive an e-mail that asks you (or orders you) to send your account ID and/or password to the sender, you should report it to abuse@umn.edu and delete the message.