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 29, 2023): $45,850.00 APPROVED.
From: Montgomery, Kaitlyn <kmontgo1@highpoint.edu> Date: Monday, May 29, 2023 9:39 AM Subject: $45,850.00 APPROVED.
Email Scam (May 23, 2023): OVERDUE FEE !!
From: "Siyang Chen" Siyang.Chen@uvm.edu Date: Wed, 24 May 2023 02:36:20 +0000 Subject: OVERDUE FEE !! Dear Uchicago User, Your University of Chicago billing statement is still available. Please note the University does not issue paper bills. You have an overdue fee...
Email Scam (Mar 11, 2023): OVERDUE FEE NOTICE !!!
Dear uchicago.edu user, Our record shows that you have a pending overdue administration fee of $2.25 yet to be paid to the University. Several emails have been sent in regards to this payment. We would appreciate you completing the payment today to avoid your portal...
Email Scam (Feb 14, 2023): Invoice from PayPal
Date: February 14, 2023 From: service@paypal.com The attackers have been currently seen using the Paypal Invoice option to scam users via TOAD (Telephone Oriented Attack Delivery) method. The URL upon clicking directs the user to the legitimate Paypal site that states...
Email Scam (Jan 7, 2023): Document shared with you: “NEWRESOURCE”
Sent: Sat Jan 07 22:38:00 UTC 2023 Subject: Document shared with you: "NEWRESOURCE"
Email Scam (Jan 7, 2023): ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT REMOTE JOB
Date: Sat Jan 07 18:43:11 UTC 2023 Subject: ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT REMOTE JOB
Email Scam (Sep 28, 2022): NEW MARKETPLACE LOOK LOOKSREWARD
Date: Sepetember, 2022 From:Jaylene Addington <eboukwkoondb@131fz[.]ru> Note: We have seen multiple variations of the email above. Be cautious and vigilant while responding to such emails.
Email Scam (Sep 17, 2022): You have outstanding debt.
Note: Allowing an entire uchicago.edu domain or your own @uchicago.edu email address in your Safe Senders List is problematic as well, as scammers can spoof your own address as the sender, making it appear as though your account was compromised, or masquerade as a...
The University of Chicago ( Final Notifications ) (Sept 15, 2022): Credential Stealing Phish
Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2022 Subject: The University of Chicago ( Final Notifications ) Our records indicated that your Office365 has two different logins with different 'University/College' portals. Kindly indicate the different login as soon as possible. To avoid...
Text Message Scam ( August 9, 2022 ): SMS Impersonation of University VIPs
Date: August 9, 2022From: +(213)205-5089 The following is part of an example of what a UChicago user saw and responded to the initial scammer message. We have currently observed some scam campaigns through phone text (i.e. smishing) where the attacker tries to...