Deactivated Accounts Email from the ‘IT Support Center’ — Phishing Website (8/21/19)
The phisher is attempting to have VCU users click the malicious link in order to steal the user’s passwords. We know this is a scam due to a couple of reasons: The email address is ‘@uwm.edu’ and not a VCU email address (@vcu.edu). The grammar is bad (E.g. …advised to verify this request otherwise give […]
PIT249847 – Service Request Approval Required, SCAM 8/9/19
The following is a scam, which will lead you to a login page. The page is a fake login page which will steal your credentials. Notice that the email address is not from a department VCU email, it is not even from VCU. Also notice that if you hover over the link, it will lead […]
VCU Tuition Option for Fall 2019, SPAM (8/5/19)
The following email is targeted at students, specifically their interest in student loans. The spammers are quite persistent and will employ multiple email addresses from multiple domains to avoid spam filters. If you see this email or an email similar to this please delete it. ——————————————————————————————– From: Student Loans [email protected] Date: August 5, 2019 at […]
UNIVERSITY INTERNSHIP OFFER FOR STUDENT, Scam 7/29/19
The following is a fake job offer scam. The scammer has taken control of an .edu account from mccd (Merced College) and is using it to appear more legitimate. The email will say “See Attachment” in the body and the attachment has a text document with the job offer. If you have seen this email […]
Payroll Scam (7/29/019)
Scammers often try many methods to trick users. This scammer is trying to have an administrator change the bank account of another employee. I recognized the following call-signs of a phishing attempt: Urgency – Subject Line! Odd Grammar Non-VCU Email – “[email protected]” —————————————————— From: John Kregel [email protected] Date: Fri, Jul 26, 2019, 11:53 PM Subject: URGENT! To: […]
Unusual Activity Detected, Scam (7/16/19)
The following is a scam in which the scammer has posed as a security alert for the victim’s Microsoft account. Please note the email address and noticed that once the link has been hovered over, it will reveal that the link leads to another site, not microsoft. If you have received this email please delete […]
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 […]
Account deactivation scam (7/3/2019)
The following scam attempts to trick you into clicking on a malicious link, which will subsequently attempt to steal your personal information. Notice the email addressing the victim by their email address, hidden link, sense of urgency, all of which are tell tale signs of a scam. Please delete this message if you received it. […]
Warning: Scam impersonating Dr. Rao, 6/25/19
The Information Security Office has been alerted to a scam that has been sent out to several members of the VCU community. The scam is impersonating Dr. Rao and is claiming that the scammer needs a favor, which is to get several gift cards from Apple and send over the gift card information to the […]
PSA: Payroll Scams
The information Security office has received reports of a payroll/ payday scam going around the university. The scammer’s are using phone calls and text messages to carry out the scam. Please be aware of these scams and report any suspicious phone calls or texts to VCU information Security. The scammer will reach out to the […]