Job scams that target students are on the rise. As you may already know from reading our Scam of the Month posts, hackers can and will target you by impersonating a university employee looking to hire a student worker. Often, these scams will reach you via email or your cell phone number. When the hacker reaches out to you via their initial email, they typically insist you communicate with them through text. This tactic moves the conversation to a medium not managed by WashU making it more challenging for our infosec team to intervene and defend. It is important to remember that WashU will never engage with you through text for job opportunities, insist you buy your own equipment or deliver a check to you to cash via email.
Like the scams targeting current students, cons targeting recent graduates and other people searching for a new job are on the rise, too. LinkedIn is a great networking site for professionals. It provides effortless communications, easy access to candidates interested in job postings, and a place for people to search for their next opportunity. The feed of jobs listed on LinkedIn is seemingly infinite. But among the many legitimate opportunities lie fraudulent job offers that could cost your time, your money, and your resources.
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