Financial Aid On Hold, Action Required – SCAM – 1/24/2020
This email was sent out to a large number of students on 1/24/2020. The phishers compromised another university’s email account and sent out an email impersonating a Financial Aid Officer. The phishers were harvesting user credentials (username & passwords), on a website that looked like the VCU Login Page.
| From: Levi Smith <smitlevi@mail[.]gvsu[.]edu> Date: January 24, 2020 at 5:27:52 PM EST To: Victim@vcu.edu Subject: Financial Aid On Hold – Action Required This is a reminder that your financial aid is on hold until all of your documents have been received and processed by our office. Please log in to your maliciouswebsite.com account to complete the requested information. Submit all required items by January 25 in order to have your file complete before the first fall disbursement. If you believe you have completed all requirements but are still getting this reminder email, please log into your Financial Aid Account at the link above and click the submit button. Sincerely, Financial Aid & Scholarship Office Virginia Commonwealth University You have been sent this communication as part of the financial aid process. To opt out of automated communications, click unsubscribe. You may still receive communication that is not auto-generated and sent by the Financial Aid Office. You are still required to complete any outstanding tasks remaining in this site. |