Change.Org Petition SCAM – 1/27/2020
This scam is interesting. A unknown person sends you a Change.org petition. Is it safe? Well, just be wary that this scammer may be using Change.org to harvest email address and first name/last name. If you don’t know who is sending you the Change.org petition and you don’t know what the petition is for, avoid […]
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 […]
How to Identify Email Addresses on Mobile Apps (iOS/Gmail App)
There has been a rise of scammers impersonating University officials in the past couple of weeks. A lot of people answer emails through mobile devices, but unfortunately these apps will only display the sender’s name by default (which can be easily spoofed). We will show you how you can determine who sent the email. We […]
PSA: Fitness Trainer Scam – 11/26/2019
This scam is a little different than our run-of-the-mill phishing scam. This individual claims to be interested in a personal fitness coach. What they don’t mention is that they plan on using a stolen credit card to pay us and then have us pay the ‘driver’ (hint hint: it is the scammer) on their behalf. […]
Pet Sitter Scam
This is a scammer is pretending to look for a dog walker/sitter for their ‘uncle’. Don’t be tricked into contacting the scammer as they may solicit you for other information or payments. From: Scammer [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, November 12, 2019 9:50 AM Subject: [EXTERNAL] Part time Pet walker/ Pet sitter Needed. Good day, I am […]
PSA – Selling Books Scam “Fwd: ‘Now Available’ Title” – 10/31/2019
This scam is fresh off the press! These scammers are selling an out of print book. The book is licensed by “McGraw-Hill Education” which is not mentioned in the email or the email address. My guess is that they do not have the rights to this book, and they are offering an illegal service. Dear […]
PSA- “Available, Are you here?” And other Phishing Scams 10/21
There has been a recent uptick in phishing emails impersonating deans and directors being sent out to the university. Please be aware that you may have received one of these emails impersonating your dean or director. The email will usually have a short subject along the lines of “Hey are you available” or “are you […]
vcuhealth.org, Scam 9/23/19
The following is a phishing email posing as VCUHealth and is asking for usernames and passwords as well as other personal information. The scammer is posing as a security alert, that someone has accessed your account, and will need your username and password to confirm your ID, so that you can gain back access to […]
Phishing Email – Subject Line: ‘(VCU); or ‘[EXTERNAL] (VCU Health) E-mail quota’ – 8/30/2019
Phishers never take a break, especially before a long holiday. This particular email was sent out on Friday after. The phisher is attempting to be ‘VCU HelpIt’ and they need you to re-validate your email. Here are some warning signs that this email is not legitimate: The ‘VCU helpIT’ center has not been called that […]
Phishing Microsoft OneDrive Link (Subject Line: Timmons Wong Shared ‘Regina Largent’ with you.) – 8/26/2019
This phisher sent out an email with a phishing link directing users to a Microsoft Share Point and then to another website. The final website was harvesting Microsoft usernames and passwords. You can see a screenshot of the email below. The following should be going through our heads when we receive an email: Do I […]