The Phish Tank

Keep tabs on current phishing scams to avoid.

(NO SUBJECT) – MARCH 27, 2023

Categories: Impersonation, Personal Information

Please be aware of a circulating scam with no subject line. This particular email has been sent from the same email with two different ID tags: either “Thyra Knapp Ph.D” or “Casey (Carolyn) Ozaki Ph.D.” Please DELETE this email without responding! ALWAYS avoid responding to unexpected emails that ask for personal information, especially when they […]

ACTION REQUIRED – MARCH 21, 2023

Categories: Impersonation

Beware of the circulating scam of the week, titled: “ACTION REQUIRED.” The sender of this email may appear as: renaprue8@gmail.com. Please DELETE without responding or clicking any links! Official emails from UND will almost always come from an @UND.EDU or @NDUS.EDU email address and NEVER from an @GMAIL.COM email address. Also, the link in this […]

PET SITTING JOB OFFER – MARCH 7, 2023

Categories: Employment, Personal Information

Please be aware of the following email scams that are circulating offering a job, titled: “A POSITION FOR PET SITTING IS CLOSE TO THE COLLEGE.” This particular email has been send from two different senders: J Dixon (dixonj@stpetershigh.com) and Bumba Meu Baja (bumbameubaja@cct.uema.br). Please DELETE and DO NOT RESPOND to any emails offering a job […]

MAILBOX EXCEEDED/SHUTDOWN – MARCH 3, 2023

Categories: Impersonation, Personal Information

Beware of a circulating scam with the following subject: “Customer Support Mailbox Exceeded Shutdown Your Mail Service.” The sender’s email may appear as: european.consltant@yahoo.co.uk. Please DELETE without responding, clicking any links, or providing any requested information. Yahoo would NOT be sending an email about shutting down a UND email and would also NEVER ask you […]

DUAL UNIVERSITY EMAIL ACCOUNTS – FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Categories: Impersonation

Please be aware of a circulating scam with the subject line “IT Notice – North Dakota University System.” The sender’s email address may appear as: bidhya.sangroula@ndus.edu. Please DELETE without responding or clicking any links. The link provided in the email IS NOT related to NDUS in any way and should be avoided at all costs.

MAILBOX STORAGE SCAM- MARCH 18, 2022

Categories: Impersonation

Beware of Circulating Scam of the week. An attacker is trying to harvest credentials posing to be coming from Outlook. Please, Do Not enter in your Password as this is not legitimate.

INTERNSHIP WORD DOCUMENT- MARCH 4, 2022

Categories: Employment, Personal Information

Please be aware of the following INTERNSHIP.docx scam being sent with the name of Maria Suarez Gonzalez. The sender’s email address may appear as:  janeloverboughrrq33@gmail.com. Please DELETE without responding, downloading attachments, clicking any links, entering your credentials, or providing the requested information.