University Technology
Notice About Ongoing E-mail Scams Targeting University Students and Employees
Posted January 14, 2015
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has posted two public service announcements regarding ongoing e-mail scams that are targeting University students, faculty and staff:
- College students across the United States have been targeted to participate in work-from-home scams . Students have been receiving e-mails to their school accounts recruiting them for payroll and/or human resource positions with fictitious companies. The “position” simply requires the student to provide his/her bank account number to receive a deposit and then transfer a portion of the funds to another bank account.
- University employees are receiving fraudulent e-mails indicating a change in their human resource status . The e-mail contains a link directing the employee to login to their human resources website to identify this change.
If you receive one of these emails, please forward the email as an attachment to the uTech Support Center at support@wiu.edu, or call (309) 298-2704.
If you have been a victim of either of these scams, you may file a complaint with the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center at www.IC3.gov.
Reminders
- Never provide credentials of any sort via e-mail. This includes after clicking on links sent via e-mail. Always go to an official website rather than from a link sent to you via e-mail.
- Western Illinois University will never ask for a password, Social Security Number, or credit card information via email.
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