Original Phishing Message

Note: If you received this message, please delete it. It is NOT legitimate and is a job scam. Do NOT send any information to dianne.arnold[@]whoemployments[.]com.

Tips for Detection

• Beware of job scams and anything that seems too good to be true. Being offered $500/week for 3-6 hours of work should be suspicious.
• The email signature purported to be from the HR Manager at the university. However, the name of the individual does not work in Human Resources.
• Being asked to provide a personal email address with no reasonable explanation should be suspicious. This is common in phishing emails so that attackers can continue communicating with you with less protections in place.
• The attachment provides the contact information of the purported WHO employer as dianne.arnold[@]whoemployments[.]com. A legitimate individual working for the WHO will likely have an email address matching WHO’s website who.int.
• Please see Career and Employment Services’ site for helpful tips on how to identify job scams: https://www.pugetsound.edu/career-and-employment-services/ces-students/job-search-resources/job-seeker-beware
• Please see the FTC’s page on fraudulent job offers: https://consumer.ftc.gov/articles/job-scams.
• If you are ever unsure about a message’s legitimacy, contact the Technology Service Desk.

Text of Phishing Message

Subject: (WHO) Part-Time Job

I am sharing a Part-Time job opportunity with a weekly pay of $500.00 from World Health Organization (WHO).

Read the attached document for further information about the employment. If interested, follow the steps in the document and contact Ms. Dianne Arnold with your personal email address ( Gmail, Yahoo or Hotmail, etc.), for more details on the employment.

Take note; this is strictly a work-from-home position.

Sincerely,

[name redacted]
HR Manager