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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. […]

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 […]

HERE IS THE CORRECT VALUE FOR A CIRCLE – MAY 4, 2023

Categories: Personal Information

Beware of 1 of 2 circulating scams this week, titled: “Here is the correct value for a Circle.” The sender of this email may appear as Mohamadreza Mehdinia (korrektpi@yahoo.se). Please DELETE this email without responding or opening any attachments! ALWAYS avoid opening attachments and responding to emails if they come from a source you have never heard […]

GREETINGS – APRIL 26, 2023

Categories: Money, Personal Information

Please be aware of the circulating scam of the week, titled: “Greetings.” The sender of this email may appear as: Anna Mares (lillymariavirag@gmail.com). Please DELETE this email without responding! ALWAYS avoid responding to unexpected emails, especially when they come from unknown sources and seem too good to be true!

QUICK QUESTION – APRIL 18, 2023

Categories: Impersonation, Personal Information

Beware of a circulating scam that is trying to bait users into providing personal information, titled: “Quick Question.” The sender of this email may appear as: nowak.paul@irisreading.com. Please DELETE without responding, clicking any links, or providing any requested information. ALWAYS avoid responding to unexpected emails that ask for personal information, especially when they are claiming to be […]

(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 […]

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 […]