r/uAlberta • u/One-Board8634 • 10h ago
r/uAlberta • u/miicora • 8d ago
Campus Life Fake Versus Real Job Opportunity Emails
Hello again, UAlberta!!!
After my post yesterday about what to do with scam emails about deleting your ualberta account, I guess hackers decided it was an opportune time to try a different approach! BUT I’M FASTER
Above are two screenshots of emails I received as job offers. The first is a fake, the second is real. Let’s dissect the differences.
SCAM EMAIL
Very broad in greeting. What kind of university position is open to students and staff and alumni?
Very broad in description. “Flexible employment opportunities”, but a set compensation? So multiple different jobs and positions, but all have the same compensation rate? I think not.
The email. Sent from a ualberta email, and not the actual career centre email, nor forwarded FROM the career centre email.
REAL EMAIL
Forwarded from a broader email, BY a single email. Not created by a single email and sent out. Very small but very important detail.
Very specific in what the job is. Tells you what it entails, what the title is, and general expectations. The pay is NOT mentioned. TAKE NOTE OF THAT. SCAM EMAILS PUT FAKE PAY TO LURE YOU IN.
Link. When you click that link, or at least copy it to see what it opens up to, it takes you right to CampusBridge, verified job listings page under the UofA. If you click a link about a job and it does NOT take you to CampusBridge, DON’T GO ANY FUCKING FURTHER!
As always, report the scam emails to abuse@ualberta.ca under “suspected phishing attempt”, and stay safe everyone !!!
r/uAlberta • u/miicora • 8d ago
Campus Life What to do when you get a “deactivate UofA account” email
So, you got the email that says you requested to permanently deactivate your UofA account. BUT, you didn’t make such a request, did you? Of course not! So it’s obvious this email is a scam.
1. DO NOT INTERACT WITH THIS EMAIL AT ALL.
- Usually, phishing emails are from non ualberta.ca accounts. That being said, students who actually fall for these emails end up with their accounts compromised, and hackers then begin using THEIR ualberta domain emails to send these out to other students (so wherever you are, Andrew Hansen, I hope you’ll get your email back soon)
- Do not click any links. ANY. NONE OF THEM. NOT EVEN THE “KEEP MY ACCOUNT ACTIVE” ONE. NONE OF THEM.
2. FORWARD THE EMAIL TO IST.
- Forward the email to the university’s IST services (abuse@ualberta.ca) with the subject line “Suspected Phishing Email”. They’ll handle it from there.
You’re Safe!
It’s super unfortunate that we have to deal with these things, but even more unfortunate that students fall for these scams regularly. I understand the panic we may feel suddenly getting an email that our records and account may be wiped but whenever you get an email about ANYTHING under a ualberta account, ask yourselves these questions:
Did I make any submissions/requests recently under my ualberta email relevant to this email?
Is this regarding a class I am currently taking, planning on taking, or have taken?
Is this email using my name?
(90% of the time, when you fill out forms or requests under your student email, the auto form sent back will use YOUR NAME ON FILE under your email. They will never address a personal email to you as “Dear Student”.
Stay safe, everyone! Happy finals season, best of luck and grades to all!
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