Job Phishing Alert: Offer of Employment!

Mon, 18 Jul 2022 14:35:44 -0400
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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.

From: stacy dean <drstacydean@gmail.com>

Date: July 14, 2022 at 9:47:04 AM EDT

To: mgay1@umbc.edu

Subject: Offer of Employment!

Hello <YOUR NAME>, My name is Stacy Dean, A new employee at UMBC, I will be resuming work in 2 weeks time, After reviewing your application for the

Administrative Assistant job,I'm pleased to offer you the position of a Part

time Administrative Assistant, You will be responsible for Making

Purchases, receiving and making payment as well as Running personal

errands

As my Administrative Assistant, You will work with me directly. This

position will require just 6 to 10hours of your time weekly (Monday to

Friday) and your working hours will be flexible with your schedule and studies.

Your compensation package includes a weekly salary of $400, which will

be paid into your account on Bi-weekly basis. You are also entitled to

transportation/gas allowance. You will be able to work from home,

School and any location

Looking forward to having you on board soon.

Regards

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 to security@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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