Phishing Net

Phishing Scams and Schemes Unveiled

Scammer impersonating Dr. Diane Jennings offering a fake Student Research Assistant position (2/8/2023)

by Chelsea Bryan

Beginning around the start of February. The scammer is impersonating Professor Diane Jennings eid dbjennings and offering paychecks weekly. Please note that this is a malicious email scam designed to have the victims deposit fraudulent checks, and/or request the victims to send gift cards. Please delete this email and do not click on any links in the email, do not send any gift cards and do not cash any checks.

We also advise to cease any further communications with the scammer via email or other means like text messaging. These scammers will use any information you can provide to utilize for other scams in the future.

Example of one of the prompts the scammer is using to take advantage of students.
Example of one of the prompts the scammer is using to take advantage of students.
Another screenshot from a scammer email. Here we can see that the scammer is using moralesmortage.com to send the emails which allows them to make the email address apear are Dr.Jennings and also get past VCUs phishing and scam checkers.

If you suspect you are a victim of this scam please email us at infosec@vcu.edu

Please let us know if you have any questions or concerns in the meantime. Thank you.