Members of UW-Madison's Division of Information Technology are asking students to be aware of potential WiscMail scams.
The DoIT office posted a link on the main WiscMail page Tuesday reminding students not to trust e-mails asking for passwords and login names.
Brian Rust, director of communications for DoIT, said the office sees dozens of scams each week and it is impossible to determine the exact number.
Scammers are far more sophisticated now than they were,"" Rust said. ""Messages are targeted to individuals rather than groups.""
According to Rust, it is hard to detect whether someone has broken into an individual's account.
""We monitor suspicious activity. But if an individual turns over their NetID and password, and we find out about it, we close [the individual's] access until the password is changed,"" he said.
DoIT is urging students to be on the lookout for potential scam emails and Facebook viruses.
For questions or concerns, contact DoIT at 264-3648.
