Latest Phishing Scams
List below are the latest phishing scams that have been acted upon by Information Security. Think you’ve received a phishing email? Don’t click it, report it.
Email Scam (Oct 15, 2019): “Password Check Required Immediately”
From: "Information Technology" <IT@web.edu> <k_takada@surg2.med.kyushu-u.ac.jp> Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2019 3:26 PM To: info@web.com Subject: Password Check Required Immediately Dear Staff, As part of ongoing efforts to maintain regulatory compliance...
read moreEmail Scam (Oct 13, 2019): “Hi Martha”
From: MARY LOU GORNO <richmac331@gmail.com> Sent: Saturday, October 12, 2019 5:39:13 PM Subject: Hi Martha How are you? I'm sorry to bother you, Are you busy ? Regards. Mary Lou Gorno Chair of the Smart Museum of Art Board Of Governors
read moreEmail Scam (Oct 10, 2019): “Faculty Evaluation.docx”
From: "IT HelpDesk (via Google Drive)" <ithelpdeskserver902@gmail.com> Date: October 10, 2019 at 3:08:42 PM CDT Subject: Faculty Evaluation.docx ithelpdeskserver902@gmail.com<mailto:ithelpdeskserver902@gmail.com> has shared the following document:...
read moreEmail Scam (Oct 1, 2019): “Approval”
From: <redacted> <redacted@uchicago.edu> Sent: Tuesday, October 1, 2019 9:08 AM Subject: Approval Hello, You have been approved for a $7,300.00 Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant. Your documents are ready for review and signature. You can...
read moreEmail Scam (Sept 30, 2019): “Unocuppied”
From: "Young-Kee Kim" <youngkeekim081@gmail.com> Subject: Unocuppied Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2019 18:43:03 +0100 Are you in school? Best Regards, Kim.
read moreEmail Scam (Sept 25, 2019): “URGENT REQUEST”
From: JOHN BREHM <rodney.perrett.eieio.co.nz@gmail.com> Date: Wednesday, September 25, 2019 at 4:08 PM Subject: URGENT REQUEST Available? JOHN BREHM Professor Director of Undergraduate Studies Pick Hall 318A Autumn Quarter Office Hours: Mondays 10:00-Noon;...
read moreEmail Scam (Sept 24, 2019): “Urgent: @chicagobooth.uchicago.edu was hackedd..”
Subject: Urgent: @chicagobooth.uchicago.edu was hackedd.. Hello, My name is Jeanson Ancheta -The 2yoAncheta, trade king of darknet. I am an experienced software developer and I am the best hacker. 10 months ago, I hacked this email address. You can check it. I am...
read moreEmail Scam (Sept 23, 2019): <no subject>
From: Dan Nicolae <rpacelle.utk.ed@gmail.com> Date: Mon, Sep 23, 2019 at 14:48 Subject: Hello are you available, I need your assistance urgently Dan Nicolae Professor and Chair Department of Statistics and the College Professor. Office:Jones 319 University of...
read moreEmail Scam (Sept 23, 2019): “Sync & activate permission”
From: Micro Team <JanHodgson01@outlook.com> Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2019 6:36 PM Subject: Sync & activate permission It looks like we don't have permission to get your email into Office365, Sync/Fix account. Account Status: The last successful sync was on...
read moreEmail Scam (Sept 17, 2019): “Taylor Sakmar is inviting you to collaborate on Invoice”
From: Taylor Sakmar <mailto:tsakmar@mbl.edu> Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2019 11:30 AM Subject: Taylor Sakmar is inviting you to collaborate on Invoice Here's the document that Taylor Sakmar shared with you. This link will work for anyone. Invoice...
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