Another instance of a malicious file shared through legitimate service (OneDrive, Google Drive) purporting to be from a VIP, in this case, the Dean.
Author: 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.
Re: Employee COVID-19 Program
Be on the lookout for COVID-related “assistance” scams like this one currently going around. This is not advertising a legitimate program. Some clues are: 1) the bit.ly short URL obscuring the true destination of the support page, 2) the fact that this is being sent by a .edu address for a different institution, 3) that […]
$500/week work opportunity
Do not reply to the email address in this message. Consider it suspicious any time someone sending email from @illinois.edu asks you to reply to a Gmail/Yahoo/Hotmail/AOL address. Be wary of emails with attachments, especially those with offers that seem too good to be true.
Email Account Verification
[Person] shared “FACULTY EVALUATION FORM” with you.
Note: If you click the link in these phishing emails, campus IT Security will reset your NetID password as a precaution.
Text-Based Scams
Text-based Phishing Scams We’re starting to see an increase in text-message phishing scams like the example below. If you receive a text from unknown origins with a link and/or time pressure and/or claims of too-good-to-be-true offers, we recommend blocking the number and deleting the text. Do NOT click the links or respond to the sender. […]
Message From Illinois Department of Labor
FW: UNICEF PART – TIME JOB OPPORTUNITY
Document shared with you: “MEMO.docx” (via Google Drive)
Tutoring Scam
We have recently seen examples of “tutoring scam” emails at the university. Please see the example image below and visit these links from other institutions outlining the common elements of this type of scam. https://police.ucsd.edu/alerts/tutor-scam.html https://www.berkeleyparentsnetwork.org/recommend/tutors/scam As always, if you aren’t sure whether an email is legitimate, you can reach out to your local IT […]