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Job Scam “WorkStudy!” From a Compromised UMBC Account

Recently DoIT was notified of a job scam email campaign from a compromised UMBC email account. The email has the subject line “WorkStudy!” and is presenting a fake job offer to the user. Below is...

Posted: October 6, 2020, 4:20 PM

Scam Emails Trying to Impersonate a UMBC Member

Look Closlely At The Headers Before You Respond

Below is an example of a scam email that has recently been reported to DoIT. The email below the scammer tries to impersonate a member of the UMBC by setting the From email name to that of a UMBC...

Posted: October 6, 2020, 4:18 PM

Job Scam “_Available” From a Compromised UMBC Account

Another Job Scam

DoIT has recently been notified of a job scam coming from a compromised UMBC email account, below is an example of that message that was being sent. The subject line of the job scam email is...

Posted: October 6, 2020, 4:13 PM

Tracking Code Scam

Purchasing Non-Existent Goods

Tracking Code Scam The Better Business Bureau warns of a scam where malicious actors aim to deceive online shoppers into paying for goods that do not actually exist. This is done by the scammers...

Posted: October 6, 2020, 4:10 PM