Office of Information Technology
January 17, 2023
Tags Phishing Email (on campus)

Anatomy of a Job Scam Email

Phish Bowl Alerts

There are the standard tell-tale clues of job scams -- someone reaching out to you with great pay (in this case, around $40/hr) for little of no experience doing entry-level administrative work. However, digging a little deeper in the email raises other inconsistencies.

What's the connection between a doctor of epidemiology and an architecture firm? Why is there no trace of Dr. Jenness on Brown's site? Who is samuelhuges (from the sender address)?

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From: Dr. Samuel Jenness <samuelhuges7001@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, Jan 17, 2023 at 4:07 PM
Subject: Part-time assistant
To:

Hi, Student
I am Dr. Samuel Jenness. from JLG Architects, We are looking to hire couple of workers from home as a Data clerk employees/Personal Assistant Services, Starting rate is $1000 Paid weekly! and save on commuting time and gas money. Excellent Work ,Great Pay, Guaranteed Pay, bonuses,flexible schedule and holiday Temporary and Per time Positions Available 3days a week, Do let me know if you are interested for more details.

Best regards

C/O
Dr. Samuel Jenness
Department of Epidemiology
Brown University