Jan 11, 2017 | Telephone Scams
We warned you: tax scam season has begun. We’ve received our first report of a tax scam affecting a member of the UD community. A UD graduate student reported a suspicious phone call from a scammer posing as an FBI agent. The scammer informed the student that...
Nov 11, 2016 | Telephone Scams
It is important to remember to never share your UD account password to anyone. A company or business that offers IT support but asks for your password information is a red flag. Recently, a UD retiree may have been a victim of a phone scam from a consulting company...
Oct 26, 2016 | Telephone Scams
Some holders of UD Pro Cards are reporting getting fake SMS text alerts on their cell phones. The alerts are allegedly from Bank of America, the provider of UD procurement cards. Note that the link is NOT to a legitimate Bank of America site. The scammer hopes you...
Aug 10, 2016 | Telephone Scams
Scammers targeting UD students and employees are growing bolder; in a recent vishing attempt, a scammer spoofed a UD phone number (beginning 302-831) to call a UD student. The scammer claimed to be from the University, and asked for the potential victim’s...
Jun 7, 2016 | Telephone Scams
The IRS is warning students not to fall for a new vishing scam. Bogus IRS impersonators have been calling students and telling them they owe a nonexistent “Federal Student Tax.” The scammers reportedly demand that the student wires them money right away,...
Jun 7, 2016 | Telephone Scams
Many Dell users reported receiving multiple bogus support calls by fake support technicians. The scammers knew the serial number and service ID of the user’s computer. They would call and tell the Dell user that his or her computer had been infected with a...