Feb 28, 2019 | Privacy, Telephone Scams
Every year, we warn the University community about tax phishing scams and tax-related identity theft scams. There are a number of ways scammers try to steal personal information in order to create false identities or claim tax refunds illegally. Let’s break them...
Jun 7, 2018 | Telephone Scams
Several of our colleagues report having received a suspicious text like this one on their cell phones: If you see a message like this on your phone, delete it. Do not reply to it. If you reply STOP or HELP, you have confirmed to the sender that your number is a live...
Dec 19, 2017 | Telephone Scams
What’s worse than getting an unwanted phishing email in your inbox? An unwanted scammy call straight to your phone. “Vishing,” or voice phishing, is the practice of using the telephone system to gain access to personal, private, and financial...
May 18, 2017 | Mobile, Telephone Scams
SMiShing is a type of phishing that uses text messages instead of emails. Though the delivery method is different, scammers often use the same social engineering techniques to trick victims–and they’re after the same basic prizes of your personal and...
Feb 16, 2017 | Telephone Scams
Phones are abuzz with calls from utility scammers. We’ve seen reports of two basic kinds of utility scams that are costing customers up to thousands of dollars. Both of these scams start with phone calls from scammers “spoofing” caller ID in order to impersonate a...
Jan 25, 2017 | Telephone Scams
Vishing starts with a phone call and could end with the victim losing money or important personal information. Phishing scams use suspicious emails to target their victims, and vishing does the same thing over the phone. Many users know to be wary of scams online;...
