Why this looks valid

• Unsolicited job offers directed at college students are common, especially for tutoring services

Why this is fraud

• Awkward grammar and sentence construction are often indicators of malicious emails
• Responding to this email leads to the collection of personal information
• Additional interaction with the sender leads to a check fraud scam

Additional notes

• As the spring semester comes to a close, the frequency of fraudulent employment offers will increase.   Cyber criminals know our academic schedule and take advantage of the fact that students are looking for summer employment
• Are you a Marist student looking for a job? Contact the right experts who can help you at the Center for Career Services: https://www.marist.edu/academic-resources/career-services
• Fraudulent job offers are extremely common. For more information, see https://www.bbb.org/article/news-releases/20710-scam-alert-employment-scams-target-college-students 
• The FTC has additional information about how these scams work.  The sender will mail a check and ask the recipient to send back the difference in the service cost through a wire transfer.  The check will be fraudulent, but by the time your bank figures it out you will be out a few hundred (or thousand!) dollars and it is likely those funds will never be recovered:  https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/job-scams
• A little paranoia goes a long way! Be suspicious of any email messages similar to this one.