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Payment Confirmation McAfee
December 16, 2024
This email is designed to get the recipient to contact the phone number in this email. The phone number is not the Customer Service Number for McAfee. It is manned by the scammers and they will ask the caller to provide Personal Identifiable Information and possibly even bank information so they can “credit” the caller’s […]
Venmo Request for Crypto Currency
December 16, 2024
The subject of this phish is actually Roger J. Ollis Roger J. requests $249.99. The subject will change but the phish is real. This phish is posing as a notification to ensure the recipient actually authorized this payment. But the phone number they ask the recipient to call to cancel is not Venmo customer service. […]
IT Service Timely Notification or IMS Service Request
December 16, 2024
This email has a couple red flags. Always be careful when the email greeting is generic. When someone wants you to do something, they will address you specifically. The threat to permanently delete your account, for not responding to emails from IT Admin, is used to rush the recipient into quickly making a decision without […]
Hello
November 21, 2024
This email is a phish. It is clearly coming from an email address that isn’t associated with our university. Faculty members and other people high up in the organization use their UTHSA email accounts when conducting university business. There is also a HOP policy stating business can not be carried out with personal email addresses. […]
UT Career Center / Office For Disabilities
November 12, 2024
This email has many red flags that show it is not a legitimate email. The generic greeting should give you pause but is not always a sign of a phish. However, when you look at other parts of this email, there are enough other red flags to conclude this is a phishing attempt. If you […]
Smishing Scams Increasing Activity
October 28, 2024
This isn’t about an email. It is about Smishing Scams. Smishing is like a phish but it comes in the form of Text Message through the SMS protocol. Some recent activity appears to be coming from a high level member of our university, but it has been identified as a scam. The phone number the […]
Beware of Phishing Links Disguised as Dropbox Files
September 24, 2024
Beware of Phishing Links Disguised as Dropbox Files Phishing attacks are evolving, and the latest trend that’s catching people off guard is the use of trusted cloud services like Dropbox to deliver malicious content. Why? Because we all know Dropbox. It’s convenient, reliable, and most importantly, it feels safe. But that’s exactly why […]
Information Sheet – Claim #UT System, Case# 2024 CA
September 24, 2024
The phishing email is a credential harvesting attempt that impersonates Microsoft Support Desk, alerting the user to undelivered emails due to Office365 quarantine. It prompts the user to review and restore messages by clicking a link. The email creates urgency by warning the user that the messages will be deleted in 24 hours if no […]
You received a 3gVoip Message
September 12, 2024
The email is designed to appear as an urgent notification from Microsoft, alerting the recipient about a voice message supposedly left by a contact. The message prompts the recipient to click a link to “Play/Listen” to the message, which is actually a malicious link. Red Flags: Non-Microsoft Domain: The sender’s email address does not belong […]
Undelivered Messages
August 29, 2024
This phishing email pretends to be a notification about undelivered Microsoft 365 messages. It uses social engineering tactics to entice the recipient to click on a malicious “Review” button by claiming there are three undelivered messages awaiting attention. The email attempts to impersonate Microsoft, making it appear as a legitimate communication. Red Flags: Suspicious External […]