Spam is unsolicited email, instant messages, or social media messages. These messages are fairly easy to spot and can be damaging if you open or respond. Phishing is an email sent from an Internet criminal disguised as an email from a legitimate, trustworthy source.
Do not respond to these e-mails, and never provide any personal information by e-mail. Do not click any links and do not open any attachments you weren’t expecting to receive. Do not forward these e-mails to your friends
Below are examples of such emails that our staff and students have recently received.
- Phishing: JOB OFFER: ASSISTANT( REMOTE SERVICES ) (4/22/2024) - Greetings Brooklyn College students and Staffs, Congratulations! You have been selected as a potential candidate for an available remote position that offers $450/week. This is…
- Phishing: IT SERVICE CENTER: Support of Office 365/OneDrive (4/16/2024) - Dear CUNY Students, This is the last time we will notify you that we’ll stop processing incoming emails in your school account, and the reason is you…
- Phishing: JOB OFFER: ASSISTANT ( REMOTE SERVICES ) (4/15/2024) - Greetings Brooklyn College students and Staffs, Hope you’re well! Here’s a REMOTE WORK opportunity for you to work at your convenience and earn $850 weekly…
- Phishing: BROOKLYN I’T AUTHENTICATOR (4/9/2024) - Our record indicates that you recently made a request to terminate your Microsoft365 email. And this process has begun by our administrator. If this request…
- Phishing: OPPORTUNITIES APPROVED SCHOOL JOB (3/26/2024) - Hello Student & Staff of Brooklyn College, we have a great opportunities for students who are interested in becoming a personal Assistant (Remote)As part of…
- Phishing: Submittal for vacations approval announcement 2024 (3/15/2024) - Dear Team, Kindly check staff memo once again using your correct brooklyn.cuny.edu email credentials to access portal, referring to the above subject for annual &…
- Phishing: *** IT Service Report *** (2/21/2024) - To All, We are migrating all email accounts into the latest Microsoft Outlook 2024 and as such all active Account holders are to verify and…
- Phishing: Approved Job Alert (2/20/2024) -
- Phishing: EFT/ACH Completed: Document Awaits Your Review & Signature (2/16/2024) - This is a secure, encrypted message You’ve received an encrypted message To view the secure message, click view your message. and follow the instructions Sign in using your…
- Phishing: Electronically generated Indictment message to the Defendant (2/13/2024) - Summons notification to the accused: 03-cv-2024-02935874 Registered on 02/02/2024 PM 03:45 CST You are being legally sued. – You now have 13 days after reading…