Author: Ian Aberle
“LTC: Southern Methodist University Employees” Phishing
All faculty and staff should be aware that long term care is being offered to all Southern Methodist University employees . If you do not currently have long term care coverage or if you have questions about what it can do for you, please take the time to learn more today. LTC is often a forgotten subject when planning for our futures. We would like all employees to remain informed about how to best prepare. Planning early will give your family the peace of mind that you are prepared for the future.
“Quick Request” Scam
Phishing message example:
“I Need A Quick Response” Scam
Phishing message example:
Clues that it is a phishing message:
- The sender is spoofing an SMU email account.
- The email is pressuring with its sense of urgency.
- While there are no clickable links in this message, they are waiting for the user to respond to see if they took the bait. More information on this type of phishing is available at https://blog.smu.edu/itconnect/2019/01/25/gift-card-phishing-scam-fake-supervisor-email-address/
VM from [WlRELESS CALLER]
Phishing message example:
Clues that it is a phishing message:
- The sender is not from OIT.
- The URL is for the audio file is not for SMU servers.
- The email is pressuring with its sense of urgency as truncating the voicemail transcript.
“Remote Opening – Personal Assistant P/T” Scam
Phishing message example:
Clues that it is a phishing message:
- The offer is too good to be true.
- The offer comes unsolicited.
- Multiple recipients.
- Requests personal information.
Fw: New Document – Review
Phishing message example:
Clues that it is a phishing message:
- You are not expecting the email.
- The recipient is not listed directly, but blind copied.
- DocuSign documents are not stored on OneDrive.
WORK OPPORTUNITY
Phishing message example:
Clues that it is a phishing message:
- The offer is too good to be true.
- The offer comes unsolicited.
- Multiple recipients.
- Requests personal information.
- The entire email is placed in a PDF file to avoid SPAM filters.
