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 […]
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 info@umail13.info 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 – “dlx@countermail.com” —————————————————— From: John Kregel dlx@countermail.com 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. […]