Fake Job Offers from Corestaff

UMBC Community Gets More Fake Job Offers

Jobs phishing Alert: Corestaff

During the past week, DOIT has received several notifications of phishing emails impersonating Corestaff. Below is a sample message that was sent to many UMBC students. The To field was removed for privacy purposes.

From: Corestaff Services <corestaffserviceshr@gmail.com>

Date: Wed, Jul 22, 2020 at 7:42 PM

Subject: JOB DESCRIPTION

Dear applicant,

Thanks for getting back to us with your interest in the job position, CORESTAFF SERVICES Inc® is a privately held company within Allegis Group, the largest private talent management firm in the world. Our long-standing history and industry-leading position speak to our success in providing the IT staffing solutions, IT services, and talent management insight required for our clients to actualize ROI and sustain a truly competitive advantage in a fast-changing market. We have established successful relationships with thousands of companies, government agencies, and small entrepreneurial firms across all industries.

COMMITMENT: Our commitment to meeting our customers’ and consultants’ expectations is the foundation for building trust in our business relationships. Simply put, we foster an environment that demands integrity and accountability for results. To ensure our clients and consultants know exactly what they can expect from us, we make it our mission to hire smart, honest, and hardworking individuals who possess a great deal of pride in setting the bar high and keeping their word.

JOB DESCRIPTION: CORESTAFF SERVICES Inc® is seeking a production support analyst to support our client's production environment. This person will be responsible for analyzing, reporting, and ordering production supplies. This is a remote part-time job that does not deter you from doing any other. You just need a few hours of your time to do this weekly and you can have your own part of the work completed in t your leisure time in school or at home.

SALARY/WAGES: $300 Weekly.

The successful candidate will need to be able to:

- Provide Quality communication etiquette skills and good organizational skills.

- Perform duties with accuracy, quality, and integrity.

We will always email you guidelines and instructions to follow in getting your job done perfectly as soon as you start working. if you care to proceed with the job offer, get back to us with the information listed below so we can process your information as to consider it valid to commence working with us.

NAME:

PHYSICAL CONTACT ADDRESS (PREFERRED MAILING ADDR)

CITY:

STATE:

ZIPCODE:

D.O.B:

GENDER:

MOBILE (Must be able to receive text):

PERSONAL EMAIL:

CURRENT JOB:

We shall be contacting you as soon as we receive and validate this information.

Kind Regards,

Jasmine Orozco

HR Recruiting Dept.

Corestaff Services Inc®

From addresses of Corestaff impersonator emails that we have received are listed below

Corestaff Services <corestaffserviceshr@gmail.com>
CORESTAFF SERVICES Inc® <corestaff@consultant.com>

If you have received any message similar to the one listed above, DO NOT RESPOND. Please forward the message to security@umbc.edu. Please attach the email headers, information on how to find the email headers can be found here: https://wiki.umbc.edu/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=1867970

We have also received notification that students who have responded to this email have received checks. DO NOT DEPOSIT THE CHECKS, they are fake.

Students have also been asked for their Cash App, and other card information. DON’T SEND YOUR FINANCIAL INFORMATION. Listed below is a sample message from the impersonator asking for your financial information. For privacy purposes, the To field, and victim’s name have been removed.

From: CORESTAFF SERVICES Inc® <corestaff@consultant.com>

Date: Mon, Jul 27, 2020 at 11:54 AM

Subject: Further Information Required

Hello <VICTIM NAME> ,

I hope you are having a good day?

Our external financial institution is in the process of adding your information to the payroll system where they will be sending funds for you to complete your weekly tasks/orders and your ($300) weekly earnings via Cash-app simply because it is fast (lets you get paid early), safe and reliable and it can be used anywhere Visa is accepted, both online and in stores.

So, do you have Cash-app? Has it been verified? Do you have a cash-card too?

If yes, kindly send in the details below to make us proceed.

Account #

Routine #

If you don't have Cash-app, kindly set it up, verify it, and order a cash-card as soon as you can today. It's free/

I await your prompt response.

Devon Baynard

Sr. Recruiting & Account Manager

Corestaff Services Inc®

By refusing to provide your financial information or depositing the checks, you might receive threats similar to the one listed below.

This threatening tone is often used by Scammers to strike fear into individuals which will often cause them to fall victim to scams. If you have received any threats, please send the screenshot to security@umbc.edu.

More information on other job scams can be found here: https://itsecurity.umbc.edu/critical/?tag=notice

For more information on scams and phishing handling, please visit

https://wiki.umbc.edu/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=36766495

For more information on how to spot a Scam, please visit

https://itsecurity.umbc.edu/critical/?id=94345

https://itsecurity.umbc.edu/critical/?id=93891

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