These job scam emails are very similar to previous ones we’ve written about. Scammers are continuing to try to take advantage of students’ financial need by offering a relatively generous amount of pay for a small amount of remote work.
Other red flags:
- The email came from a Gmail address. A real UVic job offer would come from a UVic email address. Job offers sent from addresses from free email providers are typically scams.
- The name of the sender doesn’t match the name of the professor supposedly offering the job. Inconsistencies like this can be a sign of a scam.
- The scammer wants to shift the conversation to Google Chat. This is a common tactic to move the conversation away from UVic email to evade monitoring.
As always, if you replied to this email, contact the Computer Help Desk immediately for assistance.
From: Nwabueze Ekene Precious <[redacted]@gmail.com>
Subject: Work-Study OpportunityThe service of a student is urgently required to work part-time as a student assistant and get paid $250 weekly. Tasks will be done remotely and work time is 8 hours/week. To apply, kindly submit your resume and a Google chat email address to the Department of Geography via this email address to proceed.
Sincerely
D***********
Professor
Department of Geography
Office: [redacted]