SCAM ALERT: REMOTE JOB OPPORTUNITY
DATE: 1/8/2025
EMAIL SUBJECT: REMOTE JOB OPPORTUNITY
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL: Email
SENDER: Redacted
Phishing Message
Please see below to read the full text of the message.
Message Text & Red Flags
Message Text
Dear Students at The New School,
We are excited to share with you an update regarding available internship opportunities through the Office of Job Placement and Student Services. Our goal is to provide financial assistance to students who may be experiencing financial difficulties while still providing them with invaluable research experience. These internships are available remotely, with a maximum requirement of seven hours per week, and flexible schedules that can be done either from home or on-campus. Students chosen for the internship will receive a compensation of $350 per week.
This remote internship is available to students from all departments within the institution, and tasks can be performed entirely from home. However, the number of positions available is limited, and selection will be based on a first-come, first-served basis. If you are interested in this opportunity, please contact Professor of History, Jeremy Varon, via text at +1(213) 461-3257. Please include your full name, email address, department, and year of study while requesting more information about the job requirements and application details.
We encourage you to submit your application early due to the limited number of available slots. We look forward to hearing from you and wish you the best of luck in your studies.
Best regards,
Office of Job Placement and Student Services,
The New School.
Red Flags
🚩 The email address and sender looks like a New School community member, but they are not listed in the faculty or staff directory and they do not use their name when signing the email. When an email looks suspicious, you can always verify if the sender is an active faculty or staff member by searching their name in the university directory.
🚩 The email tries to trick the recipient into thinking it is valid by pretending the message is from an office at The New School—this office does not exist at The New School.
🚩 The message creates a false sense of urgency by stating there are limited opportunities and to act fast. This is an effort to trick students into replying without considering the legitimacy of the message.
🚩 The message claims to be from an office but requests students to contact a faculty member not associated with the office instead.
🚩 The message requests a reply via text. New School representatives including staff members and faculty members will never request a reply via text. New School procedures require the use of New School email addresses for all business correspondence.
If you received this email, do not engage with the email— do not reply, download attachments, or click on links. Please forward the email to IT Central at ITCentral@newschool.edu to report the phishing scam and then delete the email from your inbox.
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