Job offer scam sent to Rowan users

A recent email sent to Rowan University users asks recipients to apply online for a part-time job working for a member of the “University Office for Students with Disabilities.”

The email has the subject line “Re: Your Application” and claims to be offering a job that pays $620 a week. This email is a scam.

If you responded to this message and provided any personal information, please contact the Technology Support Center immediately at support@rowan.edu.

If you received this email and did not respond, please delete it.

Information Resources & Technology would like to remind students, faculty and staff to be on the alert for these kind of email scams, which are designed to steal your personal and financial information.

These scams come in many forms. Here are some tips to help you protect yourself:

• Investigate links in emails before clicking on them, even if you recognize the sender. You can verify links by hovering over them to see the actual destination. If the link does not actually go where the message is indicating, it is a scam. Instead of clicking links provided in emails, the safest option is to type the address of known websites into a web browser yourself.
• Do not open any attachments you are not expecting. Confirm with the sender that they did send the message and meant to include an attachment.
• Never share your personal or financial information.

Contact the Technology Support Center immediately if you think you may have opened a suspicious link or attachment and forward any suspicious email to support@rowan.edu as soon as you see it. Quick action will help minimize the risk for the entire University.