Another “Hiring for Research Assistants” Job Scam

Tue, 13 Apr 2021 15:13:26 -0400
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The Division of Information Technology (DoIT) is receiving reports of a job scam claiming to offer a remote position to students to work for the Information Technology center. Below is an example of this job scam where the scammer is claiming to be a Professor Garrick Ruth and Yarazeth Medina.

From: Prof Garrick Ruth <profgarrickruth@gmail.com>

Date: Fri, Apr 9, 2021

Subject: Hiring for Research Assistants

To:

The Information Technology Center is currently hiring students to work remotely as Research assistants and get paid $300 weekly.

To proceed with the application process submit your full name, functional phone number and major via this email address or text the Center director (747) 255-2483.

sincerely

Yarazeth Medina

Assistant Director Graduate Student Development

The message above was sent from a Gmail account <profgarrickruth@gmail.com> and not any official UMBC account. The email is claiming to offer a job as a research assistant and is asking students who are interested to reply by email or text with their full name, functional phone number and major.

Please note that UMBC has no organization called the “Information Technology Center”. If you receive this or any similar message, please do not respond.