Scammer Impersonating Two VCU Employees Sent out 8/2/23 around 10:30 AM
A scam was sent out targeting the DAR Technology Services department at VCU from different email addresses all trying to impersonate Rob Downs the Executive Director, DAR Information Systems, and Jay E. Davenport the Vice President of Development and Alumni Relations. Scams like this one are common. They appear to be a message from your […]
Beware Phishing Scam “Free Piano Donation.!!!.” 5/17/23
Scam email promising a free piano has hit VCU. This email promises a free piano after paying a “delivery fee”. This is a very convincing scam. Users have fallen for this scam before and were not able to recover the money they sent. If you are ever unsure of an email you can forward it […]
Another Job scam email, Scammer impersonating Cara H. Cario, Ph.D. 3/21/23
Another job scam was reported to VCU Information Security this week. The scammer is impersonating Professor Cara H. Cario, Ph.D. from a fake email that appears to be from the professor at first glance. The email address Professor Cara Cario, Ph.D. chcario@vcu.edu via moralesmortgage.com. The scammer promising paychecks weekly of around 250.00. Please note that […]
Another Document Shared Scam 3/20/23
If you suspect you are a victim of this scam reset your password. Another phishing scam has been sent out the VCU community via a Google Drive shared document. This scam tricks its victims to open the document and check what was shared. Victims will find a form that asks for a username and password. […]
“Payroll @ Vcu” Scam 3/8/23
Beware a new phishing scam hitting VCU the contents of the phishing email are shown below. Victims of this scam will click the link and enter their username and password into a fake form that stores the information allowing a hacker to login as the victim. In some cases the hacker can get past the […]
Scammer impersonating Professor John J. Ryan, Ph.D. offering a fake Student Research Assistant position (2/15/2023)
Another job scam was reported to VCU Information Security today starting which began around February 14th, 2023. The scammer is impersonating Professor John J. Ryan, Ph.D. from the email address 4covid19research@gmail.com and promising paychecks weekly of around 250.00. Please note that this is a malicious email scam designed to have the victims deposit fraudulent checks […]
Scammer impersonating Dr. Diane Jennings offering a fake Student Research Assistant position (2/8/2023)
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 […]
Warning a URL in the VCU Daily News Clip Letter contains malware Feb 3, 2023
February 3, 2023 an email potentially containing links with malware was sent from vcunews@vcu.edu the VCU Daily News Clips, which includes links to blog posts from VCU organizations. We believe one of these links contains a malware virus and are advising to not click the links of the email. Below is a screenshot of said […]
“Human Resources Shared Document with you” A New Fax Document from “154787787622 7622” 1/12/23
Beware a recent phishing email sent across compass claiming “Human Resources Shared Document with you” If you have received this email please select the three dots top right hand corner and report it as phishing. The attackers attempt to trick us by including names of organizations we are familiar with like, vcu.edu and Microsoft. But […]
Item shared with you: “MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY.pdf” 11/28/22
If you suspect you are a victim of this scam reset your password. Another phishing scam has been sent out the VCU community via a Google Drive shared document. This scam tricks its victims to open the document and check what was shared. Victims will find a form that asks for a username and password. […]