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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...

Posted: 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...

Posted: May 4, 2021, 11:05 AM

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...

Posted: 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...

Posted: April 26, 2021, 3:49 PM