The Phish Tank

Keep tabs on current phishing scams to avoid.

OPPORTUNITY TO OWN A GRAND BABY PIANO – AUGUST 15, 2023

Categories: Faculty, Impersonation

Beware of 1 of 3 circulating scams this week, title: “Opportunity to own a Grand Baby Piano.” This email has been appearing from multiple senders (one being ktraut@fuse.net). Please DELETE without responding! This email claims to be coming from an Assistant Professor at UND but is being sent from an unknown email address. Emails from UND faculty […]

PIANO GIVEAWAY – AUGUST 3, 2023

Categories: Impersonation

Please be aware of the circulating scam of the week, titled: “piano giveaway.” The sender of this email may appear as Andrew Armacost (michaelritty45@gmail.com). Please DELETE this email without responding! This email claims to be coming from UND’s President but is sent from a gmail email address. Emails from UND’s President will always come from an @UND.EDU […]

KEEP THE SAME CATCHWORD (CATCH ROHF MEANS YOUR SCHOOL EMAIL PASSWORD) – JULY 18, 2023

Categories: Personal Information

Here is our third circulating scam of the week! This one is titled: “KEEP THE SAME CATCHWORD (catch rohf means your school email password).” The sender of this email may appear as Rebecca Benson (rebecca.p.benson@dakotacollege.edu). Please DELETE without responding or copying/pasting any included links! ALWAYS avoid responding to unexpected emails! This email appears to come from a […]

IT-DESK: MAILBOX IS FULL- INCIDENT #852441239-NEW-MESSAGES MAY RETURN – JULY 18, 2023

Categories: Impersonation, Students

Here is our second circulating scam of the week! This one is titled: “IT-Desk: Mailbox Is Full- Incident #852441239-New-Messages May Return.” The sender of this email may appear as Carly Seymour (carly.seymour@und.edu). Please DELETE without responding or opening any attachments! ALWAYS avoid responding to unexpected emails, especially when they come from someone you do not personally know! […]

EMMA STONE SHARED “FILE REVIEW 2023” WITH YOU – JULY 18, 2023

Categories: Faculty, Impersonation

Beware of 1 of 3 circulating scams this week, titled: “Emma Stone shared “FILE REVIEW 2023″ with you.” The sender of this email may appear as Emma Stone (no-reply@sharepointonline.com). Please DELETE without responding, clicking any links, or downloading any files! While this email appears to have a legitimate link to a Microsoft document, it also claims to […]

OFFICE 365 NOTICE – JULY 12, 2023

Categories: Uncategorized

Here is our second circulating scam of the week! This one is titled: “OFFICE 365 NOTICE.” The sender of this email may appear as Brooke Bennett (brooke.m.bennett@ndsu.edu). Please DELETE this email without responding or clicking any links! The link included DOES NOT go to any NDUS domains. ALWAYS avoid responding to unexpected emails, especially when they come […]

UND SCAN REQUIRED: COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENT FOR YOUR DO NOT IGNORE – JULY 12, 2023

Categories: Uncategorized

Beware of 1 of 2 circulating scams this week, titled: “Und Scan Required: Compliance requirement for your     Do not Ignore.” This email may appear from multiple senders (two being info@web.auchan.hu and/or nwresrwesi@inleso.com). Please DELETE without responding or scanning the QR code! Notice the email claims to be from UND but is a Microsoft Security Scan. ALWAYS […]

YOUR ORDER IS READY ID #77645 – JUNE 5, 2023

Categories: Uncategorized

Beware of the circulating scam of the week, titled: “Your Order is Ready #77645.” This email has come from two senders (kronjoias.com and studiohakuna.com), and is likely to come from more. Please DELETE without responding! ALWAYS avoid responding to unprompted receipts, especially when they come from unknown domains! This email claims to be from Amazon, but uses […]

THANK YOU FOR THE RENEWAL ID #26169 – MAY 11, 2023

Categories: Impersonation

Please be aware of another circulating scam of the week, titled: “Thank you for the Renewal ID #26169.” This email may appear from multiple senders (one being bega.minimal@mail.com) and may list several different services, such as Geek Squad, with varying phone numbers. Please DELETE without responding or clicking any links! Remember to ALWAYS avoid responding to unexpected […]

2019 YAMAHA BABY GRAND GB1K PIANO GIVE AWAY!!! – MAY 9, 2023

Categories: Impersonation

Beware of another piano give away scam going around this week titled: “2019 Yamaha Baby Grand GB1K Piano Give Away!!!” The sender of this email may appear as Nathan Ellingson (safariparkgardens@gmail.com). Please DELETE without responding! Emails from UND employees will always come from an @UND.EDU or @NDUS.EDU email address. ALWAYS avoid responding to unexpected emails, especially when […]