Austin Community College District (ACC) has received several reports of a job email scam targeting students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The email offers false internship opportunities and promises undergraduate students a remote position with flexible hours to help cover expenses. An example has been provided below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sample Fraudulent Email<\/strong> Recognizing Phishing Emails<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Email scams like this can be difficult to detect. You can recognize possible scams by looking for some of the classic signs of phishing emails:<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you receive this or any similar email, please do not respond.<\/strong> Legitimate employers will not send payment in advance asking the employee to send a portion of it back. DO NOT provide any personal information, especially Social Security numbers or financial information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n What to do now?<\/strong> As a security precaution, we also recommend that you change your password to help protect your account. We encourage you to enable Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) on your account as well. Doing so will help secure your account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Please notify your bank or financial institution immediately if you:<\/p>\n\n\n\n For assistance, students may contact the Student Help Desk<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Students can also access resources and tips on identifying scams through the Job Scam Alert page<\/a> on the Career Services website. <\/p>\n\n\n\n If you see a job posting on Handshake <\/a>that you suspect is a scam, please contact Career Services at career.services@austincc.edu<\/a> or 512-223-0399. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Need help finding a legitimate job?<\/strong> Austin Community College District (ACC) has received several reports of a job email scam targeting students. The email offers false internship opportunities and promises undergraduate students a remote position with flexible hours to help cover expenses. An example has been provided below: Sample Fraudulent Email Subject: FROM THE OFFICE OF JOB PLACEMENT AND STUDENT SERVICES- […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":103,"featured_media":48055,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[437,440,438,439,436,50],"class_list":["post-48054","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-for-you","tag-cybersecurity","tag-false-internship","tag-fraudulent","tag-job-email-scam","tag-job-scam","tag-phising","et-has-post-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/infohub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48054","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/infohub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/infohub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/infohub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/103"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/infohub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48054"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/infohub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48054\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/infohub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/48055"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/infohub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48054"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/infohub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48054"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/infohub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48054"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Subject: FROM THE OFFICE OF JOB PLACEMENT AND STUDENT SERVICES- AUSTIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
Dear student,
In reference to the above subject Austin Community College will be hiring undergraduate students this week as Interns for a remote position. The aim of this position is to help struggling students cover expenses incurred here on campus. Tasks can be carried out at leisure, taking at most 1 hour per day, 7 hours a week with a weekly pay of $450 as compensation for services rendered.
It is a Flexible Opportunity where you will determine your working time. Since this is a “Remote” Position, tasks can be carried out from home or on campus. We are currently working on a Research that would require the services of Students (Graduate\/Undergraduate) of any Department of the Institution to Obtain a Remote Position in this Research.
Interested students, Kindly contact Tomas Jandik via email tjandik05@gmail.com stating your full name, email, department and year of study regarding the job description and further application requirements.
Please Note: Slots are Limited and Consideration will be given on a first come first serve basis.
Best regards.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
Scammers typically ask respondents for financial information<\/strong> and may send an upfront check for students to deposit. The scammer often states the check is to be used for office supplies and may request a portion of the check back. The check then bounces and students are subject to financial penalties. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you receive this or a similar scam, DO NOT respond or click on any links. Please report suspicious emails by following the steps below: <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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ACC\u2019s Career Services department is here to assist you on your path to a successful career. If you would like help searching for a job, refining your resume, mastering interview skills, and more, click here <\/a>to request an appointment with a Career Specialist. Visit austincc.edu\/career<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"