Recently, the UMBC Division of Information Technology(DoIT) received multiple reports of job phishing emails from a compromised UMBC account. The phishers are pretending to offer an Administrative Assistant job. Below is an example of the email. For privacy purposes, we removed the To field.
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From: UMBC Career Center Subject: Administrative Assistant Needed - Part Time To: An administrative assistant to perform various administrative tasks like making or receiving payment, keeping record and processing paperwork when necessary with a good weekly pay is needed, Please find the position and some basic information below.
Position: Administrative Assistant Type: Part-Time Job Pay:$400 weekly Hours: Average of 10hrs weekly
This position will be a home-based and flexible part time job, You can be working from home, School or any location
Click HERE if Interested in this position or Indicate your interest by sending your resume to drstacydean@gmail.com using your personal email, Then send a text to (931) 683-2971 as a reminder
Best Regards, |
As mentioned above, the account was compromised. DoIT has secured the account linked with this phishing campaign. THIS JOB OFFER IS NOT REAL! The Career Center did not send this message. Messages from the Career Center do not look like this.
The link in the message takes you to the website below. Once you are on the website, it asks for your name, phone number, email address, and resume. Please do not enter this information on the website.
If you have entered any information on this website, they will likely message you and send you a check. DO NOT DEPOSIT THE CHECK! If you have shared any banking information, CONTACT YOUR BACK IMMEDIATELY!
If you have received any message similar to the one listed above, please forward it with its headers tosecurity@umbc.edu. For instructions, visit https://wiki.umbc.edu/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=1867970.
If you need further assistance, please contact us at security@umbc.edu.
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