This morning we received reports of users receiving a job offer scam. This is a common phishing attack using an online form to gather information for further exploitation. Note that the sender’s email does not match the name in the signature. Do not reply to the sender or click on any links in the email. …
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[PHISH] SMS Impersonation
Please be aware of attackers using text messages to impersonate TCNJ employees. See a recent example below. Indicators of fake text messages are similar to those in phishing emails, as well as out-of-state area codes or numbers marked private.
[Phish] Subject: Data Collection Research
More reports of pharmaresearchcod12@gmail.com trying to scam TCNJ students out of money from fake jobs This is an invitation to take part in an interdisciplinary research project collecting data irrespective of any prior experience and earn $300 weekly. It is an adaptable job with a positive learning experience not to mention its flexibility to fit…
[Phish] Subject: REMOTE JOB POSITION
Another job scam reported. Please ignore and delete From: <718soca@optonline.net> Date: Tue, Aug 13, 2024 at 9:06 AM Subject: REMOTE JOB POSITION FROM THE CAREER SERVICES AND STUDENT SUPPORT – THE COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY Subject: Unique internship opportunity at The College of New Jersey. Dear Students, We are excited to present a fantastic internship opportunity available…
[Phish] Subject: Urgent
Another phish. Ignore and delete From: <acada.offic@icloud.com> Date: August 9, 2024 at 5:28:49 PM EDT Subject: Urgent Available: What number is best text?
[PHISH] Available?
We’ve received reports of attackers impersonating TCNJ faculty making the rounds again. See the example email below. Be sure to check the sender’s email address beyond the display name. Report any suspicious emails to phish@tcnj.edu
[PHISH] Executive and Personal Assistant
Another job offer phishing email has made the rounds here at TCNJ. The offer mentions a few hours of work for a large amount of compensation. Please ignore and delete this email and do not reply to the sender or the email in the body, nor complete the requested Google form. An example of the…
[PHISH] The College of New Jersey Account Email Verification
This morning we received reports regarding a widespread phishing email sent to a number of TCNJ users. The email mentions verifying your Microsoft 365 email (TCNJ uses Gmail) and links to a Google form. This email is not legitimate, please ignore and delete it, and do not complete the form. An example of the email…
[PHISH] REMOTE JOB POSITION
We received reports of another job offer phishing email, see the example below. Please do not reply to either email address or provide any information to the attacker. Please delete and ignore this email and report any suspicious emails to phish@tcnj.edu
[PHISH] Subject: Important Notice
Email verification via Google Form scam. Please ignore and delete This is the last time we will notify you that we’ll stop processing incoming emails in your school account, and the reason is you failed to verify your Microsoft account which may lead to the permanent deletion of your account from our database in the…