University of Pennsylvania students and alumni received a fraudulent and disparaging email Friday morning that appeared to come from the Penn's Graduate School of Education, the university confirmed.

The email, which was shared with PhillyVoice, used derogatory language toward Penn and its students, calling the university "elitist," and urging people against donating to the Ivy League school. The subject line reads: "We got hacked (Action Required)" and the email appears to come from real email addresses from Penn employees. MORE: Philly sues CVS Health, other pharmacy benefit managers for their roles in opioid crisis

A Penn spokesperson said Penn's Office of Information Security is working to address the email.

"A fraudulent email has been circulated that appears to come from the

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