{"id":2069,"date":"2024-10-28T10:34:48","date_gmt":"2024-10-28T17:34:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/phishbowl\/?p=2069"},"modified":"2024-10-28T10:35:36","modified_gmt":"2024-10-28T17:35:36","slug":"student-job-opening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/phishbowl\/2024\/10\/28\/student-job-opening\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Job Opening"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Once again, job scammers are impersonating real UVic professors to target students in need of extra funds to pay for tuition and other necessities. This latest batch isn&#8217;t as elaborately written as the <a href=\"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/phishbowl\/2024\/10\/17\/research-assistant-position\/\">last one posted here<\/a>, but still has some of the usual red flags:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The email came from a Gmail address. If a job offer comes from or tells you to contact an address from a free email provider like Gmail or Outlook.com, it&#8217;s extremely likely to be a scam.<\/li>\n<li>The name of the sender does not match the signature block. Inconsistencies like that can be a sign that something is not right with the email.<\/li>\n<li>The scammer may be trying to create a false sense of urgency by saying a student is &#8220;urgently required&#8221; to trick you into replying hastily.<\/li>\n<li>The salary is too good to be true&#8211;$320 per week for only 8 hours of remote work is well above the typical wage for co-op or other student jobs.<\/li>\n<li>Although there are no glaring grammatical errors, the wording still comes across as stilted and awkward.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you replied to the scammer, cease contact and reach out to the Computer Help Desk or your department&#8217;s IT support person for assistance.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2070\" src=\"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/phishbowl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4983\/2024\/10\/2024-10-28-job-scam.png\" alt=\"Job scam impersonating a professor from the Biology Department\" width=\"519\" height=\"462\" aria-describedby=\"phish_transcript\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/phishbowl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4983\/2024\/10\/2024-10-28-job-scam.png 519w, https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/phishbowl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4983\/2024\/10\/2024-10-28-job-scam-300x267.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 519px) 100vw, 519px\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote id=\"phish_transcript\"><p>From: P***** C***** &lt;[redacted]@gmail.com&gt;<br \/>\nSubject: Student Job Opening<\/p>\n<p><small>You don&#8217;t often get email from [redacted]@gmail.com. Learn why this is important.<\/small><\/p>\n<p>The service of a student is urgently required to work part-time as a student administrative assistant in the Department of Biology and get paid $320 weekly. This is a remote opportunity and work time is 8 hours in a week.<br \/>\nTo apply, please submit your resume to the Department of Biology via this email address to proceed.<\/p>\n<p>Sincerely<br \/>\nDr. ****** B*****<br \/>\nProfessor<br \/>\nDepartment of Biology<br \/>\nOffice: CUN ****<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Once again, job scammers are impersonating real UVic professors to target students in need of extra funds to pay for tuition and other necessities. This latest batch isn&#8217;t as elaborately written as the last one posted here, but still has some of the usual red flags: The email came from a Gmail address. 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