Clemson students are being targeted with a new phishing email that references paying off Student Loans. One unique element of these emails is that they contain the student’s name and their home mailing address. These phishing emails were sent to students via their g.clemson or clemson.edu accounts.
Students are prompted to call a phone number that would most likely result in being asked to verify some more personal information which the cybercriminals could also use as part of their scheme. Typically, their goal is to steal money.
There were several indicators that this was not a legitimate email:
- The sender’s address is a generic Hotmail account.
- It has a “too good to be true” theme.
- There is also a sense of urgency prompting users to respond quickly, which is a common tactic because they are hoping that you won’t be thinking clearly if you are in a hurry.
If students receive an email like the one below, they should report it by clicking on the “Report Phishing” button in Outlook or forwarding it to phishing@clemson.edu.
