Cyberscam Alert: fake retirement benefits meetings
The Office of Information Security (OIS) warns about a current phishing scam targeting faculty and staff.
About this scam
TU faculty and staff have recently received email messages offering financial or retirement planning services from a sender named “Alexa Brown.” These messages are not connected with nor endorsed by the university. See a PDF example of the phish. Additional info:
- These scam emails offer consultations about topics that include retirement income and Medicare coverage.
- Recipients are referred to as “valued employee[s] of Towson University.”
- The emails do not originate from a TU email address and have the “External Email” tag applied.
What to do if you think you’ve received this scam
If you receive this or a similar suspicious email in your TU account:
- Do not reply, click to unsubscribe or click to register.
- Report the phish by using the ‘Report Phish’ button in Outlook on a computer, or by forwarding the email to phishing@towson.edu.
- Delete the email.
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This post was written by Weldon, Jennifer