A scam email is circulating that claims your HardyNet email has been interrupted and messages are being held. This email is fake and should be deleted immediately. There are several obvious signs that the email is fake. Below is a sample of the email with all links removed.
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Email Sync Interruption Detected: 5 held Messages
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pbloomer@pgusd.org
(FIRST, THIS EMAIL DOES NOT EVEN TRYTO DISGUISE THE SENDER. MOST SCAM EMAILS APPEAR TO BE FROM HARDYNET IN THE SENDER FIELD, BUT THIS ONE DOES NOT HIDE THE SENDER AS PBLOOMER@PGUSD.ORG, NO AFFILIATION AT ALL WITH THE HARDYNET DOMAIN)
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2:28 PM (33 minutes ago)
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This email has been verified by hardynet.com automated system and secured.
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IMAP EMAIL SYNCHRONICATION
(“SYNCHRONICATION” IS NOT A WORD; THE CORRECT WORD WOULD BE “SYNCHRONIZATION”)
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The recipient’s email address
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We’ve detected a problem with your IMAP sync, which may prevent you from getting some new emails..
(NOTICE THE EXTRA PERIOD – INCORRECT PUNCTUATION)
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Please check your account activity and confirm delivery to ensure uninterupted access to your messages.
(NOTICE THE MISSPELLING OF “UNINTERRUPTED” AS “UNINTERUPTED,” MISSING AN “R”)
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Review Held Emails
(THIS IS A DECEPTIVE LINK; IF YOU HOVER YOUR CURSOR OVER THE LINK, YOU CAN SEE THAT IT DOES NOT CORRESPOND TO ANY ZIMBRA OR
HARDYNET SITE)
HARDYNET SITE)
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– The hardynet.com Team
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Again, these signs tell you that the email is not legitimate. Please delete it immediately.