From: XXX XXXXX <firstlast@gmail.com> -- The name may appear to be a UNC employee however it's from a gmail account
Subject: [External] Important task
Message:
Busy?
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Dean and Professor
Additional Information:
UNC is the target of a new phishing scam. Users are sent, what appears to be, a message from the dean's office. Be warned, the email address may include .unco or .edu. However, the message is coming from an @gmail extension.
If you are a victim of this scam, you should:
- Cease communication with the person, and contact the UNC Police Department at 970-351-2245.
- Report the incident on the Stop Fraud Colorado site, and visit FraudSupport.org to go through the report, recover and reinforce process.
