Recently, the Division of Information Technology(DoIT) received multiple reports of a job phishing email. The scammers sending these emails are impersonating Professor Brewster of the Department of Biological Sciences. Below is an example of such an email. For privacy purposes, we removed the To field.

Please note that the Biological Sciences Department or Professor Brewster did not send this message. Three visible red flags in this email are:

1. Whatsapp number.  A lot of scammers will ask for your WhatsApp number. If their number gets reported, they could easily create a new one. The same can be said for an email address; however, if their email is blocked, they will lose responses from other phishing email recipients. If you ever receive a job offer asking for a WhatsApp number or a phone number in general,  BE SUSPICIOUS!

2. The email template. This template is very common. After a quick Google search, we found a few Job scams articles with the same template. So if you are ever in doubt, Google it! UMBC will not use a known phishing template to offer you a job opportunity.

For more information about phishing, visit:https://itsecurity.umbc.edu/critical/?id=98136.

If you have received any message similar to the one listed above, please forward it with its headers tosecurity@umbc.edu. For instructions, visit: https://wiki.umbc.edu/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=1867970.

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Receive any suspicious emails?

Forward it to security@umbc.edu along with the email headers. For instructions, visit: https://wiki.umbc.edu/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=1867970.

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Recently, the Division of Information Technology(DoIT) received multiple reports of a job scam phishing email. The scammers are offering a position as a Personal Assistant. Below is an example of the phishing email. We removed the To field for privacy purposes.

Other than the usual red flags (spelling, spacing, and grammatical errors), another potential red flag is the email’s content. This email template is very common among scammers. After a quick Google search, we found a few Job scams articles with the same template. So, if you are ever in doubt about an email, Google it! Real job offers would not use a well-known phishing template when offering you a job opportunity. 

As usual, if you receive any similar messages, please forward them with the headers tosecurity@umbc.edu. For instructions, visit: https://wiki.umbc.edu/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=1867970.

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REX reports: Time to Degree – Undergraduate and Time to Degree – Graduate
Folder: Census Data > Degree and Plan Awards

The report, Time to Degree – Undergraduate displays the average years to Degree by Class Year and how the student started at UMBC, as either a First Time First Year or as a New Transfer.

The report, Time to Degree – Graduate displays the average years to Degree by Class Year by Plan Objective and Reporting Plan.

Both of these reports can be accessed by going to rex.umbc.edu, clicking on 'Guided Reports', then navigating to the folder mentioned above.

New REX Report: Concurrent Plan Awards
Folder:  Census Data > Degree and Plan Awards

Are you interested in the ability to view additional awards undergraduate students have received in the same Academic Year? The new guided report, Concurrent Plan Awards, will display a count of awards by plan objective and reporting plan who received an additional award for the Academic Year(s). The report can be found in REX guided reports with the following navigation:

This report can be accessed by going to rex.umbc.edu, clicking on 'Guided Reports', then navigating to the folders mentioned above.

“Crypto Purchasing Assistant Needed - Apply if Interested"

 The Division of Information Technology(DoIT) recently received multiple reports of a job scam phishing message. The scammers are offering a position as  a Virtual Executive Assistant to purchase cryptocurrency. An example of the phishing email can be found below. We removed the To and From fields for privacy reasons.

Notice that the formatting seems off. The format of the email is a red flag for a potential scam. Spelling, grammatical errors, awkward wording or phrasing are some of the most suspicious details about phishing emails. This email contains such errors as well as random line breaks. An actual job offer will not have these kinds of mistakes. Always be suspicious of emails that are written similarly.

For more information about the red flags in phishing emails, visit:https://itsecurity.umbc.edu/critical/?id=98136.

If you have received any message similar to the one listed above, please forward it with its headers tosecurity@umbc.edu. For instructions, visit: https://wiki.umbc.edu/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=1867970.

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Receive any suspicious emails?

Forward it to security@umbc.edu along with the email headers. For instructions, visit: https://wiki.umbc.edu/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=1867970.

Follow us on myUMBC:https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/itsecurity.