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 (January 13, 2025): Mail service interruption notice(Action Required)
Subject: Mail service interruption notice(Action Required) From: "Email Administrator" <stan@wiztronics.com> <--- not from uchicago.edu To: "Recipients" <stan@wiztronics.com> <--- recipient emails hidden, displays an external recipient not from...
Email Scam (Jan 13, 2025): Notice : New Remittance Advice
From: "ServiceNotice@wageworks.com" <menoel@umhs-sk.net> Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2025 07:51:10 -0600 Subject: Notice : New Remittance Advice
Email Scam (Jan 8, 2025): Open Position: The University Of Chicago
From: "Prof" <bonnyluk461@gmail.com> Date: Wed, 8 Jan 2025 20:36:43 +0100 Subject: Open Position: The University Of Chicago
Email Scam (Dec 19, 2024): The University of Chicago Employees: Retirement Review
From: Susan <susan@statepensionbenefits.org> Date: 2024/12/19 - 11:18:03 (UTC -06:00) Subject: The University of Chicago Employees: Retirement Review Hi X, We recently reached out about your eligibility for a no expense retirement consultation as a The...
Email Scam (Dec 20, 2024): GREAT OPPORTUNITY FROM UCHICAGO
From: karen.davidson@student.cgcc.edu Date: Friday, December 20, 2024 8:06 PM Subject: GREAT OPPORTUNITY FROM UCHICAGO
Email Scam (Dec 19, 2024): CAN YOU WORK ONLINE REMOTELY
From: MJDriscoll@prutech.com Date: 2024/12/18 - 14:47:35 (UTC -06:00) Subject: CAN YOU WORK ONLINE REMOTELY Can you work online remotely? Salary $600 weekly! Contact the company secretary via( legalvision94@gmail.com )for more details about the job.
Email Scam (Oct 2, 2024): SMiSh
Never provide your Duo Passcode or password to anyone. IT support will never ask you for this information. Please contact information security immediately if you receive this type of request.
Email Scam (Oct 2, 2024): UCHICAGO ACTION NOW
This is the last time we will notify you that we'll stop processing incoming emails in your school account, and the reason is you failed to verify your Microsoft account which may lead to the permanent deletion of your account from our database in the next few hours....
Email Scam (Oct 2, 2024): UCHICAGO MICROSOFT 365 MAINTANANCE #72499 Download (untitled) / with headers text/html 3KiB
Subject: UCHICAGO MICROSOFT 365 MAINTANANCE #72499 Due to the on-going IT maintenance and extra security features added to the portal. Everyone is expected to update his/her details correctly on the database via the link below. Failure to do this will make you lose...
Email Scam (Sep 26, 2024): Retirement Planning for The University of Chicago employees
From: Linda Walter <linda@statebenefitassistance.com> Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2024 9:21 AM Subject: Retirement Planning for The University of Chicago employees Dear [your name], As a valued employee of The University of Chicago, you are a good fit to...