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The Help Desk was recently notified of an email phishing scam that targets Wright State students, faculty, and staff. The email contains a message like the one shown below, along with a link to click. DO NOT click the link or provide your Wright State account information!


BEGIN COPY OF SCAM MESSAGE:
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Subject:Your Wright Admission is Fake..

Hey,

I received an email from the ADMISSION department saying my FEE was increased. it also stated to confirm the new fee, faliure to update it, your admission will be deleted from WRIGHT in 7 days. follow the url below;

[LINK IS HERE IN EMAIL.]

Its absurd to see this increase.
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END COPY OF SCAM MESSAGE


Please be aware that this is a scam. Again, do not click the link in the email.

If you have any questions about this scam, or if you have already clicked on the link and entered your account information, please contact the CaTS Help Desk immediately. You can reach us at (937) 775-4827, or by email at helpdesk@wright.edu.

Recently Wright State students have been the target of email scams containing fake job offers. Below are tips to help recognize these phishing attempts:

• If an email is difficult to read (poor grammar or wording), it is most likely a scam.
• If a job offer seems too good to be true, it most likely is.
• Never accept a job that requires you to deposit checks into your own account, or wire a portion of money from your account. 
• Read any career offer carefully.
• Banks, credit unions, and other financial institutions will never ask for your account information in an email. 
• If you think you have been a target of a phishing scam, file a report with the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint center here: https://www.ic3.gov/default.aspx 

To read more about these scams, visit http://abc6onyourside.com/news/local/fbi-sends-out-warning-about-scam-ta.... If you receive a suspicious email or have any questions, contact the CaTS Help Desk at (937) 775-4827, or email helpdesk@wright.edu.

The Help Desk was notified yesterday of a large number of email phishing scams targeting Wright State faculty, staff, and students.

As always, you should be very careful before opening attachments from unknown sources, but please pay particular attention to any suspicious emails you received yesterday, July 4. These emails may include attachments containing malware and should NOT be downloaded or opened.

If you have any questions about these scams, or if you have already opened or downloaded any attachments, please contact the CaTS Help Desk immediately. You can reach us at (937) 775-4827, or email helpdesk@wright.edu.

The Help Desk was recently notified of an email phishing scam that targets Wright State students. This email appears to come from a company called ‘Saprotbag’ soliciting student  employment at $300/week. It prompts students to complete an application and once hired, they receive a check in the mail and are told to deposit the check and wire funds back to the company. 

Please be aware that this is a scam. Do not open any documents attached in the email or give out any personal information.

If you have any questions about this scam, or if you have already responded to the email, please contact the CaTS Help Desk immediately. You can reach us at (937) 775-4827, or email helpdesk@wright.edu.