Scammers are always inventing new ways to exploit people. However, some of the basic tactics don’t change much. The Cybercrime Support Network (CSN), in partnership with Google, has set up the ScamSpotter web site (https://scamspotter.org/) . Scam Spotter lists Three Golden Rules for spotting a scam.
Slow Down: If any organization is rushing you to act fast, this is a red flag. Take your time to get more information. Do not rush.
Spot check: Utilize the internet, search for that organization online. If you get unexpected calls, unhang up, then search to verify the phone number.
Stop, Don’t Send. Scammers are always demanding payment on the spot, A trustworthy organization would not ask you to send your credit card over texts, phone calls or emails. Scammers love gift cards. Do not send any gift cards to anyone, who you have not verified or know.
If you receive email and are not sure whether it’s a scam, please send the complete headers to security@umbc.edu. The UMBC guide to displaying complete email headers can be found at:
https://wiki.umbc.edu/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=1867970
Source: https://scamspotter.org/scams
]]>"Understanding the cost of graduate student loans" TONIGHT at 8pm
This presentation covers financial literacy topics such as money management, credit management, understanding the relative cost of a graduate student loan, loan repayment tools, and tips on managing student loans. It identifies important things students should know about their loan portfolio, identifying their servicers and understanding the cost of their student loan. Presented by Jeff Lackey, Director of Business Development Graduate & Professional Programs
You can access the webinar by clicking the link below!
You can also dial in at 833-614-0836, and then enter the Conference ID: 5486218
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You can also dial in at 833-614-0836, and then enter the Conference ID: 1141489
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In this critical moment, the Center for Democracy and Civic Life staff affirms our solidarity with the Black community at UMBC and beyond. Your story matters. Your voice matters. Your life matters.
We mourn the Black Americans who have lost their lives to white supremacy and police brutality: George Floyd, David McAtee, Tony McDade, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and countless others whose names we know and whose names we don't.
Our society and its institutions continue to oppress people on the basis of their race, religion, class, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, ability, and other aspects of their identities. Collectively, we have failed to embrace every person as fully human, morally equal, and entitled to full participation.
The Center for Democracy and Civic Life staff works with other members of the UMBC community to leverage all of our talents so we can build just, inclusive communities and a society in which everyone can thrive. Today we renew our commitment to challenging structural racism and white supremacy, and to advancing social justice in every facet of our work. This includes evaluating all of our programs to ensure that in addition to supporting students and colleagues in pursuing change through voting, advocacy, and strategic work in institutional settings, we are supporting them in directly challenging oppressive systems.
We also affirm our personal support for these strong statements about the moral imperatives of this moment in our national life by UMBC and University System of Maryland (USM) leaders:
Statement by UMBC President Freeman Hrabowski and Provost Philip Rous: This Time in America
Statement by USM Leadership on Structural Racism and the Killing of George Floyd
from the Dresher Center for the Humanities
from the Women’s Center
from the Counseling Center
By the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 members of the Center for Democracy and Civic Life staff:
David Hoffman
Romy Hübler
Ravi Bhatt
Dominique Henriques Melo
Tirzah Khan
Charis Lawson
Brandon Liu
Tess McRae
Pat Michael
You can also dial in at 833-614-0836, and then enter the Conference ID: 8327906