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 (May 28, 2021): “RE: Dear claimant”

From: "jtaylor4351" <jtaylor4351@vgcc.edu> Subject:  RE: Dear claimant Date: Sun, 16 May 2021 13:28:36 +0000 Dear claimant, The Division of Employment Security has added additional $1,400 weekly benefit to your existing Unemployment Claim. Visit Unemployment...

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3 Steps to Fight Phishing

Follow These Steps to Protect Yourself from Phishing Chances are good that at some point you’ve received a suspicious email urging you to click on a link or open an attachment. This email was most likely an example of the cybercrime known as phishing. Phishing is when...

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Email Scam (Oct 28, 2020): “[AMAZON] Billing update!

From: "Minshall, Richard D" <rminsh@uic.edu> Date: Wednesday, October 28, 2020 at 8:34 AM Subject: [AMAZON] Billing update! Dear Customer, It is required that you update your billing information. Your recent payment declined. Click to update billing...

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