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Month: March 2012

Recent phishing scams spoof Verizon notices

March 29, 2012Richard Gordon

Late last year, we posted a notice from Verizon itself about scams like these, but a reminder won’t hurt. Over the past week or so, we’ve seen multiple instances of fake billing notices from Verizon. They look good at first… Continue Reading →

Verizon

“Verify this email address” and you’ll be phished

March 26, 2012Richard Gordon

This phish seen this morning at UD may catch you if you’re unaware. It’s a variation of a phish seen in our mailboxes earlier this month. Similar “official sounding” boilerplate language about forwarding and maintenance. Similar use of a udel.edu… Continue Reading →

Email Accounts, UD Specific Scams, UD Webmail

Students: watch out for online job offer scams

March 23, 2012Richard Gordon

PNC Bank has cautioned us about a scam they are seeing at branches near college campuses. The scam takes advantage of college students’ naivete and desire for part-time work. In one case, the scam job advertisement was listed at a… Continue Reading →

Banking, UD Specific Scams

AmEx Amazon phishing scam

March 12, 2012Richard Gordon

Superficially, this phish looks convincing. A lot of us shop at amazon.com using an American Express card. Oh, no! We’re in trouble! Only if any of us click any of the links in this message. Look at this message for… Continue Reading →

Credit Card Scams, Shopping Scams

Your Webmail account is on restriction–not!

March 8, 2012Richard Gordon

An eagle-eyed colleague sent us this phishing scam today. Looks pretty convincing until you hover your mouse over the alleged link to UD’s mail service and see a non-UD link! Other tell-tale signs: Since UD tells you not to share… Continue Reading →

Email Accounts, UD Specific Scams, UD Webmail

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