Job Offer Scam – (7/7/2019)
This was a pretty sophisticated job offer scam. The phisher’s email tried to lure individuals to a fake job offer. They crafted a PDF document with the VCU logo. We can see they did not use actual letter-head and they have a couple of odd grammatical choices. It is common for phishers to mess up grammar/spelling, and it is a tell-tale sign that this email is malicious. Also, they utilized a disposable email account service to try to hide their tracks (E.g.: [email protected]). Take a look for your self:
From: Tommie Smith [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Sunday, July 07, 2019 8:07 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [EXTERNAL] You have been offered a Position!
Good Day [email protected],
You have been offer a Job which serve as a gateway to pay all expenses incurred on campus.
find the attached file for the job consideration.
Sincerely,
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