Phishing email reported: “Item shared with you: “Thank you for being part of Virginia Commonwealth University .pdf”
Hey please beware this phishing email below. Be caution of unexpected emails from people out side of VCU. This scam appears to be a business compromised email. This scam attempts to steal your password with a fake VCU login screen. Beware.
Please beware this qr code phishing email.
This is a phishing email attempting to steal passwords and trick users into believing it is from VCU. Notice the email sender is not majorly suspicious. Report suspicious emails to [email protected]
New Job Scam to Personal Emails (1/29/2025)
We’ve posted about job scams previously on our blog. The scammers are back at it! This job scam is emailing users at their personal email addresses. We have an example of the phish below. This phishing email is using a ‘Gmail’ email account and purporting to be a VCU faculty member. Please be on the […]
Phishing email “Subject: myVCU Mail MFA” Do NOT Scan
Hello world… please be aware of a phishing email claiming to be a Microsoft/vcu notification. Do not trust the phishing email sender princesscake1. Below is an example of this QR code phishing email. Which was reported to our Information Security Office at 2pm today 12/9/24. If you ever have a strange feeling about an email […]
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 […]