Job scammers are once again trying to take advantage of students who are in need of money to pay for tuition and necessities in these tough economic times. As in previous batches that we have seen and written about, the scammers impersonate a real UVic professor to make the job offer look legitimate. The red flags are the same as before:
- The email comes from a Gmail address. Emails about real UVic job offers should come from a UVic email address.
- The name in the sender information does not match the name of the professor supposedly offering the job. Inconsistencies like this can be a sign of an impersonation scam.
- The salary offered is too good to be true. $50/hour is more than triple the minimum wage in BC and a part-time student job is not realistically going to offer pay that high.
- The email requests your Google Chat email. Scammers often request alternative contact information to move the conversation away from UVic’s defences and monitoring.
Therefore, do not reply to the email with your information. If you did, cease contact with the scammer and reach out to the Computer Help Desk for assistance.
Subject: Remote Job Opening
From: Emily Rauscher <*****emilyap5@gmail.com>The service of a student/graduate student is urgently required to work part-time as a research assistant and get paid $450 weekly. Tasks will be carried out remotely from home and work time is 9 hours/week.
If interested, submit a copy of your updated resume and functional google chat email address to our Department of Psychology via this email to proceed.
Sincerely
[name redacted]
Assistant Teaching Professor
Psychology
Office: COR A***