Phish Bowl
A collection of scam emails and other suspicious communications.
From: Chair Department <chair.of.department@my.com>
Date: March 28, 2020 at 11:52:01 AM EDT
This phish sent to URI alums combines the lure of a topical subject, the veneer of being "official", and the promise of money during an uncertain time, wrapped in an opportunity to provide humanitarian assistance.
The COVID-19 virus is being used in phishing attacks to lure victims looking for information about the pandemic -- don't fall for it!
Impersonator emails, from a familiar name but a phony email address, are being reported with growing frequency, with subject lines of "Quick recovery", "Urgent request", "Urgent hi [your name]", and now "CHECK FAST!!!
Robocalls of a female voice (possibly speaking Mandarin) with a musical background have been reported, calling from 1-646-173-0844.
From: pliscinsky@bridgeportedu.net
Date: Tue, Mar 17, 2020 at 7:55 PM
Subject: Re: NEW from Choices: Civil War and the Meaning of Liberty
The following is an example of two common phishing emails: "impostor email" (looks like someone you many know but has a phony email address) and a job scam (usually an offer a bit too good to be true).
A malicious website pretending to be Johns Hopkins live map of the global spreading of COVID-19 cases is circulating on the web, waiting for unsuspecting viewers of the website (corona-virus-map[dot]com), according to
We remind you that during media intense events like the Coronavirus outbreak (COVID-19), cyber attackers are taking advantage of the situat
From: Starbucks.com <starbucks@giftcards.starbucks.com>
Subject: Ashleigh.Dominguez@k has sent you an eGift Card
From: Lucy Bryan <justinjustin52411@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Mar 5, 2020 at 5:17 PM
Subject:
From: cs.brown.edu Support <josiah_carberry@brown.edu>
Date: Tue, Mar 3, 2020 at 5:07 AM
The following email from Campus Storage has been reported, containing offers for summer storage options. This company is NOT affiliated with Brown Student Agencies nor has it been vetted for legitimacy by them.
From: Brown University <dst23@njit.edu>
Date: Mon, Feb 24, 2020 at 9:07 AM
Subject: Dear Brown Account Activation Alert
To:
The following email was sent out to certain Brown Dropbox users to alert them of changes in the service.
Several reports of the following phishing email have surfaced over the last couple of days, and the impersonator Gmail account has been blocked to prevent being able to respond to them.
Often seen at the beginning and end of academic terms, the "tutor scam" is an example of targeted social engineering that tries to establish a relationship to gain your trust, an
From: Christina Paxson <asasssp@virginmedia.com>
Date: Mon, Jan 6, 2020 at 9:24 AM
Subject: Josiah
From: Workday Support <support@workday.com>
Date: Tue, Dec 10, 2019 at 10:07 AM
Subject: [IMPORTANT] Your 2020 Benefits Elections
BWell Health Promotion released the following notification today of an online health promotion course for all incoming undergraduate students, provided through a partnership with EverFi.
From: Ana Cannilla <a.cannilla@reading.ac.uk>
Date: Fri, Dec 6, 2019 at 10:31 AM
Subject: strike action
Beware phony calls from Blue Cross Blue Shield that attempt to socially engineer an unwanted purchase and/or personal information.
Phone number spoofing -- when the number on your called ID is actually another number masquerading as something familiar -- is easy to do and, unfortunately, all too commonplace even at Brown.
From: Kristine Mcquition <mcquikristine@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Nov 7, 2019 at 2:36 AM
Subject: PLEASE CONTACT ME NOW
To:
Beware of the latest phone scam reported at Brown that warns the recipient that their iCloud account has been breached, but is just phishing for personal information that could be possibly be used for identity theft.
The following phishing email was reported with two different but similar subjects -- Security Notice From Chase Online ID: RBNMgQlHXP and Activity Alert: Secure Your Bank Account Token ID: 6FgHDCpxFe -- both sent by
From: Virgin Pulse <no-reply@virginpulse.com>
Date: Wed, Oct 30, 2019 at 10:04 AM
Subject: Join Brown University's wellbeing program.
Spot the phishing clues in this email, supposedly from President Paxson. What is there about it that might lead someone to respond?
From: Phyllis Greenhill <phyllist@optonline.net>
Date: Wed, Oct 23, 2019 at 8:39 AM
Subject: Transcription Services Available
From: Lucy Bryan <pudge9111999@mail.com> OR <tinainseattle@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, Oct 21, 2019, 9:02 PM
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