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“JOb Work-Study” Impersonation Job Scam
An Offer Of Employment For An Unknown Employer?
The Division of Information Technology (DoIT) has had more reports of a scam using compromised or spoofed UMBC accounts and claiming to be an Online employment coordinator for career and talent...
May 13, 2021 · 5:56 PM
“Virtual job-Fair” Impersonation Job Scams
Another Twist On The Basic "Work-At-Home" Scam
The Division of Information Technology (DoIT) has seen more similar reports of a scammer using compromised UMBC accounts and claiming to be the Online employment coordinator for career and talent...
May 10, 2021 · 10:09 PM
Scammers Using WhatsApp
Scammers Don't Use Just Email
Recently the Division of Information Technology (DoIT) has seen scammers asking students to use WhatsApp as a way to communicate. This article will go over some tips to help report and spot...
May 10, 2021 · 10:06 PM
Phishing Scam - Fake Email Spoofing the UMBC Registrar
Plesae Be Alert! This Is Not From The Registrar!
UMBC’s Division of Information Technology (DoIT) has received reports of a fairly sophisticated phishing attack appearing to come from the Registrar’s office. Mail Headers: From:...
May 10, 2021 · 10:03 PM
Virtual Job Scams
Fake Jobs Offered From Real (Stolen) UMBC E-mail Accounts
The Division of Information Technology (DoIT) has seen reports of a scammer using compromised UMBC email accounts to send job scams. Below are examples of these scams with the names and email...
May 4, 2021 · 6:36 PM
“Job Opening” Administrative Assistant Job Scam
Biological Sciences is NOT hiring adminstrative assistants
The Division of Information Technology (DoIT) has seen reports of a scammer claiming to offer students a position as an administrative assistant. The scammer is also claiming to be both Jose...
May 4, 2021 · 11:05 AM
Recent Change to UMBC's Authentication Experience
On Monday, April 26th, DoIT applied a patch to UMBC’s single sign-on solution, WebAuth, that improves security and lays the foundation for future enhancements. As a result of this change, WebAuth...
May 3, 2021 · 4:41 PM
Insurance Scam
Telephone Scam - Fake Insurance
There have been reports to the Division of Information Technology (DoIT) that a scammer is calling people and claiming to be from UMBC.The scammer is said to be trying to run an insurance scam and...
April 26, 2021 · 3:52 PM
Fake Paycheck
Fake Paychecks for Fake Jobs
The Department of Information Technology (DoIT) has been notified of a scam. The scammer, impersonating a member of the UMBC staff, asks users to deposit a fake check. Attached below is a sample...
April 26, 2021 · 3:49 PM
Job Scam: “UMBC HAPP Employment”
Fake Job Offer for Health Administration and Policy Program
The Division of Information Technology (DoIT) has received reports of another administrative assistant job scam. Below is an example of this job scam email in which the scammer is claiming to be...
April 22, 2021 · 8:27 PM

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