submitted by krajewsk@augsburg.edu
The campus is now full of students, staff, faculty and fish. Well, phish that is. We had three scam emails target people in the past few days.
One is a “Student Employment Opportunity – Virtual Data Entry Assistant ” which is an employment scam. Another is an “Employee Status Change Form” which is a phishing scam. The last one is a “Gadgets & Accessories Donation” which is a fake for sale items scam.
My summary of 2025 scams blog post lists common red flags and what to do if you get scammed. https://sites.augsburg.edu/it/2026/01/08/happy-2026-a-look-back-at-phishing-and-scams-in-2025/
Trust your gut. If something seems too good to be true it probably is. There will be more scams as sure as there are pronto pups at the State Fair.