Posts written by gerwitz
Urgent Administrative Job Opportunity
June 8, 2022
An example of the email is below. It uses urgency to entice the recipient to act quickly instead of cautiously. Opening the attachment will download malware to the computer or device. It will also take control of the email contacts and use the, now infected, computer to send this same email with attachment to people […]
Thanks For Order
June 8, 2022
This email is an attempt to gather personal identifiable information, including banking information. The statement, “This Charge of $399.99 was setup by you to be Yearly”, is designed to create a sense of urgency. Urgency is often used in Phish emails because they want the recipient to act without thinking the whole email through. Calling […]
HELLO, DID YOU GET MY MESSAGE
June 6, 2022
This is similar to other phishing scams trying to entice the recipient with a promise of money. If you reply to this email or email the “contact’, they will likely try to get personally identifiable information from you, including banking information. If you receive an email similar to this or any email telling you they […]
Family Estate Matters
June 6, 2022
This is an attempt to gather confidential data from the recipient and uses a possible inheritance as an incentive to give over this information. These attempts have been around for about 2 years. If you receive an email similar to this, delete it.
ACH Payment# SPO||06-06-2022/LLC
June 6, 2022
There is no content in this email but there is an attachment that could download malware to your computer or device. If you receive an email similar to this one, delete it. The attachment looks like this:
Document shared with you: “ADMIN EVALUATION FILE”
June 3, 2022
This email is an attempt to steal the credentials of the recipient. It uses President Henrich’s name to persuade the recipient to quickly address the email. There are many being reported in the wild with file names like Faculty Evaluation and Employee Evaluation. If you receive an email similar to this, delete it.
Participate in this survey for an Amazon Gift Card
June 1, 2022
This email is an attempt to download malware or ransomware to your computer or device. If you receive this email, delete it.
Geek Squad subscription renewal
June 1, 2022
This email is a Phishing attack. The subject line is a series of numbers and is different on each email. It is attempting to trick the recipient into thinking the Geek Squad inadvertently debited their bank account. The recipient would be compelled to call the phone number to let the company know they never ordered […]
Invoice IVN-0228
June 1, 2022
This email was identified as fraud and an attempt to spread malware in March, 2022. The company xero.com put a warning on their website about this dangerous email. The Invoice INV number will differ but the intent is the same. It uses scare tactics in an attempt to make the recipient think they have a […]
Account password expire
May 31, 2022
This email is an attempt to persuade the recipient into clicking the link and downloading malware to their device. The email doesn’t come from uthscsa.edu or microsoft.com. If you hover over the link, you will see the site listed has nothing to do with UT Health SA or Microsoft. If you receive an email similar […]