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The Help Desk was recently notified of another phishing scam that target students, faculty, and staff of Wright State University. This scam tells the reader that they an evaluation has been assigned to them, and that they need to sign in to a website to "evaluate using secure encryption."
The subject line of this message is "ITS Helpdesk Admin Notification" or something similar.

Please be aware that this message is a scam and is NOT BEING SENT BY CaTS. If you reply, your information will be sent to an email address of the scammer, not to the CaTS Help Desk. You should delete this message immediately.

Be aware that any email claiming to be from CaTS, Wright State University or another business which asks for your login, personal, or financial information is a definite scam. CaTS, Wright State, and other reputable businesses WILL NEVER ask you for any personal information, such as your username and password, via email. CaTS would also like to emphasize that you should never respond to these emails or click links within them, nor should you give out your personal information to anyone via email.

If you receive an email and are unsure if the message is a scam, feel free to contact the CaTS Help Desk. We can help you determine whether the message is real or not. You can reach us at (937) 775-4827, or toll free at 1-888-775-4827.

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The Help Desk was recently notified of 2 more phishing scams that target students, faculty, and staff of Wright State University. The following descriptions were provided by Elavon, WSU’s credit card processor. If you have questions, please contact the CaTS Help Desk at (937) 775-4827.

*Description of Scams*

The first scam is as follows and is twofold:

Phase one starts by soliciting professors to click a hyperlink to a webpage appearing to be from their college or university computer system where login information is requested and captured. This information is used by the scammer to log in to the university’s computer system and change a professor’s direct deposit bank information without his/her knowledge. Phase two solicits college students looking for jobs around the university. They are told they will be working administrative positions where they will be printing checks and/or wiring money to send to different suppliers purchasing products. Students are paid via direct deposit and therefore need to supply their own checking account information to the scammers. The money paid to the students are the redirected payroll deposits for the professors from different universities around the nation.

The second scam solicits college students looking for jobs around the university. They are told they will be working administrative positions where they are sent or emailed cashier's checks which are deposited into their account by the students (they do not provide their bank account numbers). The students are then directed to print checks and/or wire money to specified individuals. Once the cashier's check bounces, the students lose their money.

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Attention WSU Faculty, Staff, and Students:

This morning, the CaTS Help Desk has received several calls regarding a new phishing email that seems to come from us (CaTS Help Desk) telling the user that a virus has been detected within their email folders, and that they should upgrade to a new version of their antivirus software.
The email then asks the user to reply with their name and login information. Please be aware that this message is a scam and is NOT BEING SENT BY CaTS. If you reply, your information will be sent to an email address of the scammer, not to the CaTS Help Desk. You should delete this message immediately.

Be aware that any email claiming to be from CaTS, Wright State University or another business which asks for your login, personal, or financial information is a definite scam. CaTS, WSU, and other reputable businesses WILL NEVER ask you for any personal information, such as your username and password, via email. CaTS would also like to emphasize that you should never respond to these emails or click links within them, nor should you give out your personal information to anyone via email.

If you receive an email and are unsure if the message is a scam, feel free to contact the CaTS Help Desk. We can help you determine whether the message is real or not. You can reach us at (937) 775-4827, or toll free at 1-888-775-4827.

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Faculty, Staff, and Students,
The Help Desk was recently notified of yet another phishing scam email that targets students, faculty, and staff of Wright State University. The message tells the reader that their shipment from FedEx was not delivered, and that in order to pick it up they would need to print a shipping label and bring that to the nearest FedEx office. The “Print Shipment Label” link, if clicked, then takes the user to a website where a virus is downloaded to the user’s computer. This virus could also be included as an attachment to the email.

Please note that this message is a scam and not an official notice from FedEx. DO NOT fall victim to this scam by clicking the link or downloading the attachment.

Remember, reputable companies will not ask you to provide or print verification information via email. If you receive a suspicious message asking for this information, report it to CaTS immediately. You can contact us by phone at (937) 775-4827, or send us an email at helpdesk@wright.edu.