Announcement: UT Health San Antonio
December 18, 2024
The email is designed to steal credentials. The attachment has a link that goes to a bad actor’s site and asks the recipient to logon. That is when they steal the password. Red Flag – A promise of a part time job that part time job that pays almost $30 an hour with no experience […]
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 […]