Recently, the Division of Information Technology(DoIT) received multiple reports of job phishing emails from a Gmail 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.

THIS JOB OFFER IS NOT REAL! There is no current employee at UMBC named Stacy Dean. 

If you respond to this message, they will likely send you a check (or a picture of a check) to deposit. DO NOT DEPOSIT THE CHECK! If you have shared any banking information, CONTACT YOUR BANK 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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Forward it to security@umbc.edu along with the email headers. For instructions, visit https://wiki.umbc.edu/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=1867970.

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Recently, the Division of Information Technology(DoIT) received multiple reports of job phishing emails. The scammers sending these emails are impersonating Professor Alan Sherman in the Computer Science Department. Below is an example of the email. For privacy purposes, we removed the To field.

Please note that Professor Sherman did not send these messages. Two visible red flags in these emails are:

1. The From address is not a UMBC email. In the example above, if the Computer Science Department or Prof. Sherman were sending this email, the From address would have been a UMBC email address. However, it was sent from <dmoor105@gmail.com>, which is not a UMBC affiliate. However, please note that the email could have been spoofed, even if it appears to originate from a UMBC email. Therefore, always check with DoIT(security@umbc.edu) or email/contact the impersonated person on a completely different email when you see a conflict in the address.

1. Phone number.  A lot of scammers will ask for your number. If their number gets reported, they could easily get a new one. The same can be said for an email address; however, they will lose responses from other phishing email recipients if their email is blocked. If you ever receive a job offer asking for a phone number in general,  BE SUSPICIOUS!

2. The email template. This template is very common. After a quick Google search, we found three Job scams articles with the same template. So if you are ever in doubt, GOOGLE IT! UMBC will not use a known phishing template to offer you a job opportunity.

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.

For more information about phishing, visit:https://itsecurity.umbc.edu/critical/?id=98136.

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Receive any suspicious emails?

Forward it to security@umbc.edu along with the email headers. For instructions, visit: https://wiki.umbc.edu/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=1867970.

Follow us on myUMBC:https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/itsecurity.

Hello,

I am looking for a female roommate. I live in Cedar Run Apartment. It’s in front of an elementary school, so it’s a very safe place. The UMBC shuttle is less than two minutes walk. I do have a small 7 pounds puppy; he is hypoallergenic. If you are interested, please inbox me, and I will provide with  more details. Thank you! 

Hello,

I am looking for a female roommate. I live in Cedar Run Apartment. It’s in front of an elementary school, so it’s a very safe place. The UMBC shuttle is less than two minutes walk. I do have a small 7 pounds puppy; he is hypoallergenic. If you are interested, please inbox me, and I will provide with  more details. Thank you! 

Hello,

I am looking for a female roommate. I live in Cedar Run Apartment. It’s in front of an elementary school, so it’s a very safe place. The UMBC shuttle is less than two minutes walk. I do have a small 7 pounds puppy; he is hypoallergenic. If you are interested, please inbox me, and I will provide with  more details. Thank you! 

Hello,

I am looking for a female roommate. I live in Cedar Run Apartment. It’s in front of an elementary school, so it’s a very safe place. The UMBC shuttle is less than two minutes walk. I do have a small 7 pounds puppy; he is hypoallergenic. If you are interested, please inbox me, and I will provide with  more details. Thank you!