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Fraud: Assessment March 15th

This message is an example of an impersonation attempt. It leverages trust relationships among Marist College community members, creating a sense of urgency and leading to a fraudulent financial transaction.
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News: Beware of Tax Scams

Tax day is coming! Every year, criminals take advantage of this time of year to aggressively target individuals through malicious emails, phone call scams, and tax filing fraud. Click Read More to learn about some common scams.
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Fraud: Very very important

This email is an example of a common extortion (or blackmail) fraud. The criminal tries to convince the recipient that they have incriminating or negative information, unless the person makes a payment by cryptocurrency.
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Phishing: New Meeting Conference Call

This email looks like a Zoom meeting. Watch out! It goes to a very convincing phishing website that is trying to capture your Marist College password.
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Fraud: Purchase Notification

This email is similar to other fraudulent purchase notifications. It says that the recipient's subscription to a service has been renewed. The number at the bottom of the email goes right to the criminals, who will ask for a credit card number to "resolve" the issue.
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Phishing: Password Notification

This email is a phishing attempt. It may look like it is from a known user or the Marist IT department, and claims that your Office365 password it going to expire. The link in the email goes to a malicious website that looks exactly like the Marist login screen.
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Fraud: Purchase Notification

This is a common scam that sends an order confirmation for something you didn't purchase, and when you call the phone number in the message, you will be asked for your credit card number. Often these emails will look like they are from valid shopping sites such as Amazon or Apple.
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Phishing: New York - DMV: Please update your contact information

This scam is a text message purporting to be from the NY Department of Motor Vehicles, advising that information needs to be updated. The text message included a shortened URL from ow.ly, which led to a deceptive site.
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Fraud: Book Keeping Position

This email is an example of employment fraud. Beware: this is not a valid job offer! Responding to the message could lead to fraudulent financial transaction or identify theft.
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Virus: Secured Doc via SharePoint

This email looks like it comes from Sharepoint, a service that is used frequently at Marist College. This is a malicious email with a fake link - the files are infected with viruses that can take control of your machine.
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