Posts written by gerwitz
Did You Got My Message
October 27, 2022
The subject line being grammatically incorrect is a good red flag that this is a scam or phishing attempt. A promise of a very large payoff is there to entice the recipient to take action. It also asks for Personally Identifiable Information (PII). When in the wrong hands, some PII is more dangerous than others. […]
VIRTUAL PA JOB (REMOTE)
October 24, 2022
This email was received by many people on campus because someone opened the attachments and downloaded a virus to their computer. Do not open any attachments you aren’t expecting. If you are unsure of a particular email, you can forward it to spam@uthscsa.edu and we will research it for you.
Invoice from Apple Store
October 21, 2022
This email looks legitimate but there are still a couple of red flags that help us identify it as fraud. PayPal boasts about its security and states it will always use your full name when emailing you. This email’s greeting was to the email address of the recipient. The second red flag is the customer […]
Document shared with you: “Faculty Bonus.docx”
October 21, 2022
This email tries to look like it is coming from the IT Help Desk, but anything coming from our Service Desk will be coming from IMS-ServiceDesk@uthscsa.edu. Another red flag is the idea that the email to share a document named Faculty Bonus would come from a help desk. The scammer uses the a Dean’s name […]
$9599.99 Deposited in Your account next day_see details
October 19, 2022
This email appears to be coming from Staples. It is possible that this is a spoofed address or a person managing that email account got a virus and sent this email out to various past customers in its email contact list. Either way, this is a dangerous email and clicking the links can result in […]
Your Purchase E-Receipt
October 19, 2022
This email is designed to convince the recipient a fraudulent charge was submitted to their PayPal account. They use the PayPal logo and even use the recipient’s full name in the greeting to make it appear authentic. They are expecting the recipient to call the toll free number to get it straightened out; but the […]
Remittance_advice For Uthscsa.com
September 12, 2022
This email is vague and has very little information. But the subject line of Remittance advice and the vague information is designed to entice the recipient into opening the attachment. The company Bagpoly is a company run out of India but it is possible the malicious actor is spoofing the company email address to add […]
Invoices, Subscriptions, or Renewals
September 9, 2022
The graphics below are examples of malicious emails reported to the Phish Bowl. Review the red flags to see why these emails should be deleted.
Thank you for your payment
August 19, 2022
This has a PayPal logo and appears to be from the PayPal billing department thanking the recipient for their recent purchase. This tactic is used to entice the recipient to call the phone number to ensure the money isn’t taken out of their account. See the graphic below for the red flags in the email.
ITS or Official Technology
August 9, 2022
This message is not from Microsoft.com and clicking on the link could download malicious code to your computer of device. Always hover over links to see where the link is pointing.