If you receive a spam or phishing message you should report it right away using the following form Report Spam, Malicious email, and Phishing.
Some common warning signs to be on the lookout for as it relates to scam job offer emails are:
- Job offers from an unexpected source.
- If the offer is from someone at Broward College, look up that person in the Broward College Employee Directory and inquire about the job by sending them a new message (don't reply to the original message).
- The email address is not from the company or it is misspelled. Note that an email address that is from the company is not necessarily proof of the message's authenticity, since email addresses can easily be forged or "spoofed" by scammers.
- Any email ending with "@mail.broward.edu" is from a student account, not a Broward College employee. Even if emails are not flagged as outside the organization, do not click links or open attachments unless you are expecting the information and recognize the sender.
- Scammers may impersonate someone at Broward College, like a professor or a supervisor. Exercise caution whenever you receive an unexpected job offer from someone at Broward College. Jobs at Broward College are posted officially through Jobs at Broward College.
- • The company name is unknown.
- Do a “due diligence” research, which may include but is not limited to:
- Check the company’s website for their address and contact information, as well as spelling errors.
- Check “who.is” to verify who owns the domain for the company website.
- Check the Better Business Bureau to find any feedback about the company.
- The job requires you to handle money.
- You are asked to place orders on behalf of someone.
- Someone asks you to print checks and overnight the checks to someone.
- You are asked to deposit checks either into your bank account or someone else’s bank account.
- You are asked to reship items.
- You are asked to transfer money to other accounts.
- You are asked to purchase gift cards.
- You are asked to convert cash into bitcoin.
- You are asked to use your bank account to complete transactions or to open new accounts.
If the contents of the email or job offer seems too good to be true, do the necessary research to ensure that you are protecting yourself.
Be wary and notice red flags of illegitimate jobs. These include but are not limited to:
- Not completing an interview before being hired.
- Receiving checks via email.
Protect Yourself
- Never give your personal information out to people you don’t know, including your address and banking information.
- Report Spam, Malicious email, and Phishing
- The College strongly recommends downloading the OneLogin Protect App on your phone to protect your email from being targeted or compromised.
- Directions to install the OneLogin Protect App can be found here. Additionally, it’s strongly recommended that you access your email via One Login.