FAKE Offer Of A "Personal Assistant" Job

Mon, 31 Aug 2020 15:01:58 -0400
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In the last several days, the UMBC community has received thousands of fake job offers from "Ryan Glenn". An example is shown below:

You are eligible to apply for an opening as an Online Personal
Assistant to Ryan Glenn,
Investor Relations Paylocity. You will be working remotely and
getting paid weekly.

You will be required to work for a maximum of an hour daily or six hours weekly.

Fill the required information if interested in this opportunity.

Name:
Physical Address:
State:
City:
Zip Code:
Phone #:
Email:
Alternate Email:
A little about you and why you think you should be considered:

Send replies to charlenabolinlyco21@gmail.com to apply.

Warm Regards
Charlena B
Publicity Manager.

Summary: The message above is coming from someone you don’t know and who doesn’t offer a last name. The message asks for detailed information that can be used for identity theft. It is from a Gmail account which anyone can create under any name not already in use.

If you respond to this message, you will get something like the one below:

From: Ryan Glenn <ryan.glenn.pay@gmail.com>

Date: Sat, Aug 29, 2020 at 5:13 PM
Subject: CONFIRMATION
To:

Hello, further to the interview session I had with you, I am

pleased to confirm your appointment as my Personal Assistant.

Please find attached detailed offer letter which you will be required

to sign, scan and email back to me, you can as well e-sign and send

a copy as a confirmation of your acceptance.

Sincerely,

Ryan Glenn

Vice President

FP&A and IR Paylocity

There is a Ryan Glenn and he is, in fact, a Vice President with a corporation called Paylocity. However, he does not want to hire you. This is a scam. Please do not reply.

If you do receive email similar to these examples, or any other email that you suspect is a scam, please do not click on any URL or reply. Either of those actions confirms to the sender that your email address is valid. Please forward the message (with the email headers) to security@umbc.edu.

How do I forward full email headers?

https://wiki.umbc.edu/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=1867970

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