About Allison Payne (Gies)

Allison is the Manager of Tech Support and Training at the Gies College of Business. She has been with the college since May 2020 and has worked on campus since 2005. Allison is a member of the IT Council End User Svcs subcommittee, the campus Knowledgebase working group, and the Dell negotiating lead for the campus bulk purchasing initiative.

Phishing email purporting to be a secure messag notification

DHL On Demand Delivery

Posted on June 10, 2020 by Allison Payne (Gies)

Image of fake DHL delivery notice including a photo of a package

MAlL UPGRADE: 0380809846

Posted on January 27, 2020 by Allison Payne (Gies)

Image of email showing a reference number, confirm button, and a signature purporting to be from Tech Services and and Proofpoint

Attention [Name]

Posted on January 20, 2020 by Allison Payne (Gies)

Image of phishing email purporting to contact someone with the same surname as a deceased customer.

Alerts:Keep Your illinois. ePortal Active.

Posted on January 17, 2020 by Allison Payne (Gies)

Image purporting to be official tech support prompting user to confirm email address

Domain Listings – Website Listing Service

Posted on December 2, 2019 by Allison Payne (Gies)

This is an example of a snail-mail phishing scam! If you receive a notice requesting payment for your xxxxxxxxx.illinois.edu website or domain, you do NOT need to pay it. University websites and sub-domains are managed internally.

Below is an example of a fake invoice. You’ll notice that it says it is NOT a bill, but an offer, which acts as legal cover for this kind of fraud.