It seems no group is immune from online scams these days - even university students.

IT Services at the University of Windsor is warning staff and students to be aware of an email scam that's making the rounds.

It asks university webmail users to validate their accounts within 24 hours of recieving the notice - claiming there is a high number of inactive accounts on the server.

But campus IT staff say they'd never ask for a password - and the email is an attempt to phish for personal information.