SCAM ALERT: Interview approved
DATE: 12/10/2024
EMAIL SUBJECT: Interview approved (versions of this email were also sent out using the subject lines: RA Needed and RA Needed Urgently)
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL: Email
SENDER: Alysia Marie Caparros <capaa504@newschool.edu>
Note: This message claims to be from a New School community member but references a separate faculty member as the sender within the message. Always be aware of differences in the sender name vs. the sender email address.
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Message Text
There is a pressing need for student research assistants at The New School University .The team will be accepting interns remotely (working from home) with a weekly pay of $350 as compensation for services. This position is available to students from any department of the institution, and tasks can be carried out remotely. Slots are few, and consideration will be given on a first-come, first-served basis.
To proceed with the application, kindly text Professor Lawrence Hirschfeld at 612-223-3210 stating your full alias, email, department, and year of study about the job description and further application requirements.
Best Wishes,
Lawrence Hirschfeld
Title
Assistant Professor
The New School University
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🚩 The email references a valid university faculty member but directs you to contact them via text. This faculty member has confirmed that the fraudulent email did not come from him.
Note: Faculty and staff always conduct business using official @newschool.edu email addresses according to the university's Acceptable Use Policy. Staff and faculty will never collect your information via text message.
🚩 The email incorrectly refers to The New School as 'The New School University'.
🚩 The email adds pressure to respond quickly and without thinking about the validity of the email by noting the position is "first-come, first-served" and to submit early because "slots are few."
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