edu skimming - try http://umich.edu.com/
nice!
edu skimming - try http://umich.edu.com/
edu.com is quite old as far as domains go... but its not really a
phisher as far as i can see - its a purveyor of "online diplomas" from
assorted universities, and some obvious diploma mills (including
those of the spamming variety, such as the University of Phoenix)
www.imamoron.edu.com works as well .. by the way
Registrant:
Vantage Media Corporation
1350 Abbot Kinney Blvd #203
Venice, California 90291
United States
Registered through: GoDaddy.com
Domain Name: EDU.COM
Created on: 24-Nov-98
Expires on: 23-Nov-10
Last Updated on: 14-Jun-05
Administrative Contact:
Administrator, Domain domainadmin@vantagemedia.com
Vantage Media Corporation
1350 Abbot Kinney Blvd #203
Venice, California 90291
United States
3104823737 Fax --
Technical Contact:
Administrator, Domain domainadmin@vantagemedia.com
Vantage Media Corporation
1350 Abbot Kinney Blvd #203
Venice, California 90291
United States
3104823737 Fax --
Domain servers in listed order:
PDNS1.ULTRADNS.NET
PDNS2.ULTRADNS.NET
PDNS3.ULTRADNS.ORG
PDNS4.ULTRADNS.ORG
PDNS5.ULTRADNS.INFO
PDNS6.ULTRADNS.CO.UK
edu skimming - try http://umich.edu.com/
edu.com is quite old as far as domains go... but its not really a
phisher as far as i can see - its a purveyor of "online diplomas" from
assorted universities, and some obvious diploma mills (including
those of the spamming variety, such as the University of Phoenix)
and collecting information from students interested in enrolling
at umich...
.. and uoregon ...
yeah that too. and of course making money for a string of google ads
about various diploma mills that take up most of their website space
besides a short "article" on online degrees.
Is this really phishing or just clever marketing to drive up spam numbers?
It clearly says at the bottom of the page that it is NOT affiliated with the University.
Is this really phishing or just clever marketing to drive up spam
numbers?It clearly says at the bottom of the page that it is NOT affiliated
with the University.
As I said in a previous email ..
>>> edu.com is quite old as far as domains go... but its not really a
>>> phisher as far as i can see - its a purveyor of "online diplomas"
a marketer that's too clever by half, and got a rather convenient
domain to setup a catchall on
srs
While it's kinda lame it is far from a phishing site. They even say on the submit form: "Yes! I'd like additional information from College.us.com and its marketing partners." Chances are that you will actually get something from UMich (along with a bunch of other junk too no doubt).
Phishing is bad enough as it is, let's not broaden its definition to include all things we find uncool.
Best,
David Ulevitch
edu skimming - try http://umich.edu.com/
While it's kinda lame it is far from a phishing site. They even say on the submit form: "Yes! I'd like additional information from College.us.com and its marketing partners." Chances are that you will actually get something from UMich (along with a bunch of other junk too no doubt).
Phishing is bad enough as it is, let's not broaden its definition to include all things we find uncool.
actually, this is cross posted from the UNISOG list, and the schools
in question have no connection with this and get no referrals from collected data.
Your admissions office is misleading you or you just haven't asked them or they don't care to answer you. They pull leads from many sources including the College Board and numerous others. Many of those sources aggregate their data from places like this and flyers in high schools, reps and all kinds of junk. If you are really concerned, tell your school CSO to talk to Admissions and get some details. I think Admissions and Alumni Relations workers probably compete with each other over who can annoy more people. 
Universities are often huge organizations and do all kinds of great and sometimes some not so great things. Don't be surprised. But now we're getting off-topic.
Best,
David Ulevitch