Job Scam to Personal Emails (12/03/2024)
As the weather becomes colder, job scams are still running amuck. This job scam leverages a Gmail account, claiming to be a research study. The job scam was sent to a user’s personal email account. Be on the lookout for these job scams and continue to report them. Initial Email Below: From: Professor Douglas Davis […]
Job Scam via Text Message (11/07/2024)
There is a job scam reaching out to students through text messages. The scammer is using the email address: [email protected]. Please be aware the scammer can easily change email addresses and may reach out again via text messages or email. Below is a copy of a text message sent to a user in our community:
Please beware Job scam email example below
This job scam was just reported to our team this morning at Date: Thu, Oct 10, 2024 at 10:40 AMSubject: Administrative assistant needed. Please do NOT respond to the email. The scammer will attempt to start communications away from your vcu email address to go undetected and will try to have victims cash a fraudulent check. […]
Google Forms Password Phishing Scam
The following scam is intended to steal its victim’s password through a Google Form. In this case, the scammer used a compromised account from a K-12 school district to share a Google Form that contained a username and password field with the victim. If the victim clicks on the link and fills out the information, […]
Another Student Job Scam – 9/13/2024 – [email protected]
It is that time of year when job scams run rampant. The scam offers students an opportunity to earn money based on a set of small tasks. The way this scam plays out: the scammer will send you a fraudulent check, request you deposit the fraudulent check and send money back to the scammer. You […]
Student Job Scam (9/3/2024) – [email protected]
There was a recent job scam impersonating a faculty member. This job scam entices students to earn $450. These jobs scams have become more elaborate. The new job scam include interviews, resumes, and will often make the student perform some task (e.g. sort data, create a survey, etc). Ultimately, the scammers will send the student […]
Scare Tactic – Google Street View of User’s Address for Ransom (9/6/2024)
Phishing scare tactics are on the rise. One of the most recent phishing scam tactics includes phishers sending you an email with a Google Map Street-view photo of your apartment/house or an old house location. The email claims they have installed a virus on your phone/computer. They are scaring you into paying a ransom. The […]
Phishing scam- “Attention: Our administrator has initiated the process”
This is a targeted phishing scam towards the VCU community. The scammer attempts to scare victims by telling them their Office365 account will be terminated. The “vcu.edu/enrollment-management” is text that has a different URL which links to a google form. This form would capture your password giving away your credentials to the scammer. An example […]
Scam Warning Voicemail Phishing Email Feb 28, 2024 at 10:18 AM
Please beware of this phishing email claiming to be a voice message sent by VCU. The phishing email was actually sent by a random email address that changed its name to VCU. Please do not click “Listen to Voicemail”. If you have reached out to the scam message please email us at [email protected]. Please notice […]
Phishing Scam Tricking You to Give Away Your Password 2/28/24
This is a targeted phishing scam towards the VCU community. The scammer attempts to scare victims by telling them their password will expire today and they must “click here” to reset it. If you were to “Click Here” you would be taken to a form, which would capture your password giving away your credentials to […]