Phishing Alert

From: Faye Hummel <toddproebsting3@gmail.com>

Subject: [External] 

 Message:

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Are you free at the moment? Regards


Dr. Faye Hummel,
Director
UNC School of Nursing
University of Northern Colorado
College of Natural and Health Sciences
Gunter Hall 3080
501 20th Street
Greeley, Co 80639

Other messages received may include: 

I’m in a​ meeting right now and that's why I’m contacting you through here. I should have call you, but phone call is not allowed to be use during the meeting.I don't know when the meeting will be rounding up, And I want you to help me out on something very important right away. Can you ?

Or:

I need you to help me​ get steam wallet gift​ card from the store, I’ll reimburse you back when I get off the meeting. I need to send it to someone and it is very important because I’m still at the meeting and I need to get it sent as soon as possible. Today is my best friend son birthday. Thanks 

Additional Information:

UNC is the target of a new phishing scam. Users are sent, what appears to be, a message from the the director of nursing. Be warned, the email address may include .unco or .edu. However, the message is coming from an @gmail extension. 

If you, or someone in your department, receives this message, please right click on the message. Find the "junk" option. Then, Block Sender. This will flag the message with Microsoft 365 Advanced Threat Protection and help block the email addresses associated with the "first.last.unco@gmail.com" extensions that are being sent to UNC's campus. Finally, delete the message. 

If you are a victim of this scam, you should: