The Phish Tank

Keep tabs on current phishing scams to avoid.

NORTH DAKOTA UNIVERSITY SYSTEM JOBS LEAD. DISCOVER. IGNITE. – SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Categories: Employment, Impersonation

Here is our second scam that started circulating since yesterday evening. This one is titled: “North Dakota University System jobs Lead. Discover. Ignite.” This email appears to be about paid work study opportunities with the North Dakota University System. Please DELETE without responding or clicking on any links! ALWAYS avoid responding or clicking on any links in […]

GIVEAWAY-DOWNSIING MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS AND ITEMS. – SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Categories: Impersonation

Beware of the circulating scam of the week, titled: “GIVEAWAY-DOWNSIING MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS AND ITEMS.” The sender of this email may appear as Megan Elliott. Please DELETE without responding! ALWAYS avoid responding to unexpected emails, especially when they come from someone you do not personally know and when they seem too good to be true!

TICK:21G38:*DO NOT REPLY* – SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Categories: Impersonation

Please be aware of the circulating scam of the week, titled: “TICK:21G38:*DO NOT REPLY*.” This email has been appearing from multiple senders. Please DELETE without responding or clicking on any links! Microsoft will NEVER have students, faculty, or staff send emails regarding the verification of your account. ALWAYS avoid responding to unexpected emails, especially when they come […]

PRE-ORDER THE KRYPTON – MVP TODAY – AUGUST 15, 2023

Categories: Money, Personal Information

Here is our third circulating scam of the week, titled: “Pre-Order the Krypton – MVP Today.” The sender of this email may appear as Far UV (info@faruv.com). Please DELETE without responding or clicking any links! While this email is more of a spam email versus a phishing attempt, it’s still just as important to avoid responding to […]

[ITSS] 2FA AUTHENTICATION – AUGUST 15, 2023

Categories: Impersonation, Personal Information

Here is our second circulating scam of the week! This one is titled: [ITSS] 2FA Authentication.” The sender of this email may appear as Mitchell Fabian via ITSS (itss+mitchellfabian007_at_gmail.com@gaggle.email). Please DELETE without responding or navigating to any included links and/or QR codes! This email appears to come from UND but is sent from an unknown email address. […]

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 […]

EXAFIELD-VIRTUAL CARE RESEARCH – JULY 19, 2023

Categories: Money, Personal Information

Please be aware of another scam circulating this week, titled: “Exafield-Virtual Care Research.” The sender of this email may appear as Natalia Ivanova (ivanova@exafield.ca). Please DELETE without responding or clicking any links! ALWAYS avoid responding to unexpected emails! Even basic information such as your email address and phone number can be sold to phone scammers.

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 […]