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This article contains a list of known, currently circulating phishing emails. It is regularly maintained and updated for awareness and cyber-safety purposes.

Phishing Alerts

Last updated: December 12, 2023

December 12, 2023

[External] Free Steinway Give Away for Christmas/New year

Greetings,

One of our Alumni Ms. Velasco who has hearing issues due to the accident that took her late husband away is downsizing and looking to give away her late husband’s Steinway to a loving home. This is a 2014 Steinway baby grand.

Reply her with your alternative email /phone number address to her Private email

Contact Name : Ms.Penelope Velasco

to indicate your interest to arrange the delivery with a moving company, you will be responsible for the delivery of the steinway to your home

N:B. You can refer someone who loves Playing Steinway, and also, a first come

first serve Basis

Regards

December 7, 2023

FW: [External] The Care Employment Opportunity

I am delighted to present an exciting opportunity: Temporary Personal Assistant needed for COVID-19 support at THE CARE USA.

Part-time, remote role with a competitive salary. Apply now to make a positive impact on lives.

Review 'THE CARE USA' attachment Word Document for instructions and contact Penny Wilcox for guidance using your personal email address (Gmail, Yahoo, or Hotmail).

Thank you for considering this remarkable opportunity. We eagerly await your application and the possibility of welcoming you to THE CARE USA team.

Best regards,

Uposhahar Sylhet

Mass Care Team

November 27, 2023

Subject: [External] MAKE AN OFFER

Dear Student,Staff/faculty

There is one of our staff in Duquesne University moving out from the state and selling all these items in case the item is paid for on any issue you will be FULLY REFUNDED.
Please contact Mrs. Tracy Abrahamson via email for swift response (tabrahat@outlook.com) Thank you

Treadmill 6 months old $300
Vacuum 7 months old $300
LG front load washer $600
Washer and dryer $600
Violin $250
Samsung fridge $600
Samsung 55 curve tv $300
15×8×5 dog kennel $250
Ps5 $450
Working electric stove $550
Refrigerator $600
Water dispenser $250
Deep freezer $250
Grand Piano 1 year used $7,800
Bunk bed queen size $350 comes with mattresses Black sectional couch with lights $600 Full size leather couch $400 Dining table and chairs $300 White dressers $300 set Turn Mower w/Low Miles $1500 Kitchen aid $250 Double bass $350 Peloton bike $1500 Honda 4×4 $2800 Kingquad 4x4 $2500 Generator (Generac) $3000 Kawasaki $6000 Bike $1200 Hot tub $1500 Trampoline $250 Club car $1,500 Lawn mower $600
8x5×5 kennel $200
Chicken coop $200
Weider home gym $200
Outdoor patio set $200
White love set $500
49x38×43 Heavy Duty Dog Cage Kennel $500.
They have their own truck which they can deliver. All the items are negotiable and in good condition

 

November 20, 2023

Subject: Duquesne University: Announcement


Need a part -time admin assistant for 3-4 hours per day & 2-3 days a week. Should possess excellent verbal and written communication skills
Job responsibilities include but are not limited to:

*Ability to multi-task and manage multiple projects daily
*Attention to detail and strong customer service skills
*Answer phones and reply to messages
*Respond to customer inquiries
*Schedule appointments
*Filing paperwork

Copy and paste the URL Below into the address bar of your web browser for more details.

{shorturl.at/bAFIP}

 

Send a note of interest and phone number and your full name to the email address below, only with your Personal/Alternative Email not from school email.

[Email Address Removed]

Thanks

November 16, 2023

Dear Faculty/Staff,

I hope this email finds you well. I am writing to inform you that [Name Removed], Assistant Professor , has expressed her willingness to donate her late father's Miller 951937 Dynasty 300 TIG Welder w/ TIGRunner Pkg & Wireless Foot Control, along with a complete set of Snap-On Tools and accessories.
If you are interested in any of the equipment, please indicate your interest by sending an email to [Email Removed] to arrange inspection and delivery or pickup with a moving company.

NB: Please write [Name Removed] with your personal email for a swift response.


Sincerely,

[Name Removed]

October 22, 2023

Subject: Incident INC0570580 notification

This is the last time we will notify you that we'll stop processing incoming emails in your school account, and the reason is you failed to verify your Microsoft account which may lead to the permanent deletion of your account from our database in the next few hours. Kindly take a minute to complete our email verification below. If the above links do not work, please copy and paste the following URL into a Web browser: 

duquesneuniversity.ukit.me

If you only have one Microsoft Office 365 account, only fill in the only account. and fill " None; Nil; NA " in the rest space

Important Notice- Account disconnection will take place today.

Thank You Microsoft © 2023.

October 18, 2023

Subject: GIVEAWAY-DOWNSIZING MUSICAL INSTRUNMENTS AND ITEMS

Hello

[name removed] is making arrangments to relocate and looking to giveaway Her late Husband's Music instrunments to students/staff interested in any of the instrunments listed below as she is travelling out of states soon. The instruments are

  • Violin - (Yamaha AV7-44SG)
  • Camera - (Leica S (TyR 006) Digital SLR Camera)
  • PIANO ( 2014 Steinways and sons' Foldable legs (Can fit in door size)
  • Guitar - (Eric Clapton's Martin OOO-42)

You can indicate your interest to [name removed] by Texting via her private phone number (phone number removed) only if you are capable of making the delivery fees for the item. As the item awaits you to send address and shipping fee to [name removed] so she consults her movers to deliver the items to your listed address

NOTE: THE ITEMS ARE FREE

NO PICKUP OPTION DUE TO HER CURRENT SITUATION

REQUIREMENTS: SHIPPING FEE RANGING $100 - $500 DEPENDING ON YOUR LOCATION

Duquesne Athletics

August 30, 2023

Subject: [External] Director Of Athletics

Good Afternoon,

Are you in the office ? I need you to run errands for me quickly.
Thanks
Athletics Director

Dave Harper

July 20, 2023

Subject: DUQ STUDENT AND STAFF JOB ALERT

Hello there,

We have a great opportunity for students who are interested in becoming a Personal Assistant (Remote).

As part of this position, you will enjoy a fantastic working environment, growth, and a CEO who values and celebrates their employees. To qualify for this position, you should have strong service skills, a flexible attitude, and strong teamwork skills. Excellent benefits are also available.

There will be only 8 hours needed to do this part-time job per week. This part-time job is fun, flexible, and rewarding, with fair wages.

* Position: Personal Assistant
* Type: Part-Time Job
* Hours: Average of 11hrs weekly
* pay: $500 weekly.


APPLY HERE for this great opportunity to make extra money. Anyone can apply without affecting their current (Full-time) job.

Best Regards,
Student coordinator

June 21, 2023

Subject: Good Day Staff & Students

This message is from the Campus Job Placement & Student Services. In Accordance with the work and study regulations of Duquesne University, We are pleased to inform you about the part-time offer.

It's a Flexible part-time job. Weekly Pay is $500 All the tasks are work from home or any location, you don't need to travel somewhere, and you don't need to have a car to get started. You can be working from home, School, or any location.

FLEXIBLE HOURS. Must be organized and attentive to details.

Apply Here: Scan a QR code to your phone/ Be sure to turn on QR code on camera settings.

[QR Code here]

You can as well send a note of interest and phone number to the email address below. (kionnaguillory45@gmail.com) (e.g. yahoo, Gmail, Hotmail etc.) and not your EDU email for details of employment, including your phone number

June 13, 2023

Subject: Duquesne School Email Verification

Our record indicates that you recently made a request to terminate your Office 365 email. And this process has begun by our administrator.

If this request was made accidentally and you have no knowledge of it, you are advised to verify your account below. Click here to verify. Please give us 24 hours to terminate your account OR verify your account.

Failure to Verify will result in closure of your account.

Subject: Duquesne Student And Staff Job Alert

Dear Applicant Duquesne University Employment

An Administrative Assistant Needed to perform various administrative tasks like making or receiving payment and sending gifts, keeping record and processing paperwork, when necessary, with a good Hours payment , please find the position and some basic information below.

I offer You An excellent Total Compensation package ,including Competitive payment, Excellent Be

befit Package and Growth Opportunities. We Believe in Our team and your to do excellent work with us.

Position P.A : Personal Assistant & Errand Carried out.

Type : Part-Time Job

Monday- Saturday : Working Days

Weekends : ( Sunday OFF)

Working Hour : 1 Hour 30 min Per Day

Weekly Payment : $500

Communication Skills : English

This position will be home-based 0r Campus/ any location and it's a flexible part time job, you can be working from home, School, or any location.

APPLY HERE OR SEND YOUR RESUME TO ( xxx )

Job Placement & Student Services

Duquesne University

Copyright _ 2023 Duquesne University

June 9, 2023

Subject: ACT FAST NOW !!!

Dear Duquesne User,

We accepted a request to deauthorize or delete your Microsoft 365 Login: due to having two separate (college/universities) accounts on Microsoft 365 platform or service.

Your organization's IT department has begun the deauthorize or delete process. If you did not authorize or initiate these actions and you have no knowledge of it, you are advised to re-verify your account Login.

If you have only one college account, fill in the correct user and passcode then submit. But if you are in a dual credit college, Pls fill in the correct username and password for both school and submit.

Failure to re-verify will result in the closing of your account and you will lose all your files (includes a suite of productivity applications such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and more, along with cloud services like OneDrive and Microsoft Teams.) on these Microsoft 365 accounts. Login.

Please give us 24 hours to deauthorize or delete your Account Login if you authorize or initiate the request.

To re-verify or deauthorize or delete your Account. Login

Scan a QR code to your phone/ Be sure to turn on QR code on camera settings.

May 16, 2023

Subject: DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY JOB OFFER!!!

VOLUNTEER SURVEY POSITION

BITCOIN SURVEY:

COINBASE (A secure platform that makes it easy to buy, sell, and store cryptocurrency like Bitcoin, Ethereum)  seeks INDIVIDUALS who can VISIT at least “one” BITCOIN ATM every week for a survey. $350 paid upon every task performed, with a maximum of 3 tasks per week. No specific time required as long as work is completed in a timely manner.

More Information:

To apply for this position, kindly contact Thomas Scott at infocareers2022@gmail.com, the HR representative and make sure you apply with your alternative email address, NOT your Work/School email to fasten your application processing.

May 3, 2023

Subject: PART TIME BITCOIN REMOTE JOB


Hello
Kindly give out your phone number, i need You to get something.
Best Regards
Ken Gormley
President

April 26, 2023

Subject: [External] Action Required

All Students and members of Staff are to update their DUQ - Account before the deadline.

April 19, 2023

Subject: [External] Scan Proposal ID #00-6489449

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Subject: [External] Big opportunity

Dear Student/Staff/Faculty,

There is one of our staff, Mrs. Carson Taryn is downsizing and looking to give away her late dad's piano to a loving home. The Piano is a 2014 Yamaha Baby Grand size used like new. I will not be checking this email often; you can write to her to indicate your interest on her private email (carsontary@outlook.com) to arrange an inspection and delivery with a moving company. Please write Mrs. Carson via your email for a swift response.

Thanks
Dear Student/Staff/Faculty,

There is one of our staff, Mrs. Christina Nguyen is downsizing and looking to give away her late dad's piano to a loving home. The Piano is a 2014 Yamaha Baby Grand size used like new. I will not be checking this email often; you can write to her to indicate your interest on her private email (chnanguyen@outlook.com) to arrange an inspection and delivery with a moving company. Please write Mrs. Christina via your email for a swift response.

Thanks

February 7, 2023

Subject: JOB OFFER

BITCOIN ATM SURVEY 

Not familiar with BITCOIN? Then this is an opportunity for you to learn & make money. COINBASE COMPANY (A secure platform that makes it easy to buy, sell, and store cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, and Ethereum)  seek INDIVIDUALS who can VISIT at least “one” BITCOIN ATM every week for the survey.

Weekly pay is $350. No specific time is required if work is completed promptly.

For more information, please email (virtualjobsoffer@gmail.com) for more information.

PS: Candidates should email (virtualjobsoffer@gmail.com) with their personal email address for consideration.

Yours sincerely,

Carla K. Meyer, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Literacy Education

Director Reading and Literacy Education

and the Duquesne Reading Clinic

Department of Instruction and Leadership in Education

“Literacy is the most basic currency of the knowledge economy."   --Barack Obama

September 24, 2022

Subject: DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY JOB OFFER!!!

Hello,
I am sharing a job information to people who might be interested in a
Part-Time Job to make up to $500 (USD) Weekly.

Attached is further information about the employment schedule,
If interested, kindly contact Dr. Ben Simon with your alternative email address
(e.g., yahoo, Gmail, Hotmail etc.) for urgent details of employment.

NOTE: THIS IS STRICTLY WORK FROM HOME POSITION

Regards,

Duquesne Academic Placement Center

September 20, 2022

Subject: DUQUESNE NEWSLETTER!!!

Dear Staffs & Students,

Kindly view the attachment for more details about the new schedule.

Regards,

Duquesne University, Information Technology.
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September 19, 2022

Subject: Duquesne University Update-Job offer !!!

Dear Qualified Student,

Your 2022 student benefit check has been approved by the College Board

Kindly submit your full names, direct telephone number for easy communication and non edu-email address.

Note: Endeavour to submit the above details via your Personal email( Yahoo, Gmail, outlook etc.) and not your school email ( ****.edu)

Contact Person: Charles Montgomery

Contact Email: cm21625@hotmail.com

Regards

STUDENT COLLEGE BOARD

September 19, 2022

Subject: Duquesne University-Student Grant !!!

Hello,

I am sharing a job information to people who might be interested in a
Part-Time Job to make up to $500 (USD) Weekly.

Attached is further information about the employment schedule,
If interested, kindly contact Dr. Ben Simon with your alternative email address
(e.g., yahoo, Gmail, Hotmail etc.) for urgent details of employment.

NOTE: THIS IS STRICTLY WORK FROM HOME POSITION

Regards,

Duquesne University Academic Placement Center.

February 20, 2022

Subject: UNICEF

Phishing Unicef

 

September 21, 2021

Subject: 9/21/2021

Phishing Email


 

September 21, 2021

Subject: HELLO

Phishing Email


 

September 17, 2021

Subject: BITCOIN JOB OPPORTUNITY

Phishing Email 9/17/2021


 

October 27, 2020

Subject: AWESOME AND REWARDING!!!

Image: AWESOME AND REWARDING!!! phishing email


October 25, 2020

Subject: GREAT OFFER FOR PART TIME POSITION!!!

Image: GREAT OFFER FOR PART TIME POSITION phishing email


October 19, 2020

Subject: URGENT - APPROVAL IS REQUIRED !!!

Image: URGENT - APPROVAL IS REQUIRED !!! Phishing Email


May 7, 2020

Subject: New 2020 Microsoft Outlook

Image: Phishing message- Upgrade your email

Subject: PART TIME JOB OFFER

Image: Phishing message- part time job offer


April 22, 2020

Subject: Upgrade your email

Image: Phishing message- Upgrade your email

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Article ID: 151
Created
Wed 1/4/23 2:45 PM
Modified
Wed 12/13/23 9:29 AM

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