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Watch out for fake job scams
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If you get a job offer email asking you to deposit a check in your bank account, then pass some of the money on to someone else as part of a job, this is a scam.
The check is fake and so is the job. You will be on the hook for the full amount of the check.
If you receive a suspicious email, please take a screenshot of it and report it to spammail@gwinnetttech.edu
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Be careful, don’t be a victim of check fraud
| We all get busy and it's easy to skim an email rather than reading carefully. When it comes to messages like this slow down and be careful. No department at Gwinnett Tech will send out unsolicited job offer emails. If you receive one claiming to be from the school, it is fake. |
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Message examples
Some of these types of fraudulent messages went out to Gwinnett Tech student’s recently. You or someone you know may have received one of these messages.
The subject line will be related to a fake job offer, it could be
TAKE ACTION
ONLINE JOB OPPORTUNITY
Gwinnett Technical College ; Invites
REMOTE JOB OPPORTUNITY APPLY NOW
JOBS FOR YOU APPLY NOW
or some other variation.
The body of the message has details about a fake job and a link to a google document. The Google document looks like a job application. It is meant to harvest personal information.
If you receive an email similar to this do not open the document.
This email was not sent From Gwinnett Tech.
The document has a link to a form asking for personal information including, banking information.
If students fill out the form they will get further messages from the scammers attempting to gain access to their bank account.
Do not fill out the form
Look at the example below
The messages can sometimes come from a compromised Gwinnett Tech student account.
Look at the example below and learn to recognize these messages.
The email may look like the one you see above or a variation on this.
Gwinnett Tech Did not send out these messages
The email is not from the school. The job offer is not real.
Career services does not send out job offer emails to students. You must sign up on their website to get job offers.
Fraudsters are out there trying to trick students so be careful.
If you are not sure if a message is real or not please ask us.
stuhelpdesk@gwinnetttech.edu | 678-226-6407
If you receive a suspicious email, please take a screenshot of it and report it to spammail@gwinnetttech.edu
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Similar stories in the news
Similar scams have happened to other job seekers here in Atlanta and other parts of the country, as in the news story below.
Experts caution job seekers as employment scams skyrocket
Beware of job scams | Better Business Bureau says they are on the rise
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More information about these types of scams
More information about check overpayment scams can be found
at the links below.
FTC - Jobs scams targeted at college students
https://consumer.ftc.gov/consumer-alerts/2020/12/hey-college-students-have-you-seen-scam
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Report Identity Theft
If you filled out the form in one of these emails we recommend going to the link below to find out more about identity theft. We also recommend contacting your bank.
Find out more about Identity Theft and how to report it
You may also wish to freeze your credit report.
You may also want to contact your local law enforcement agency, at their nonemergency number, if you have been a victim of a crime so you can get a police report about the incident.
Gwinnett Tech has taken steps to secure the student email system and reduce the occurrence of these messages in the future.
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Please Report suspicious emails
If you receive a suspicious email, please take a screenshot of it and report it to spammail@gwinnetttech.edu
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If you have questions or need Tech Support please let us know.
You can send us an email Stuhelpdesk@gwinnetttech.edu , call 678-226-6407, or come see us in person in the lobby of building 100 on the Lawrenceville campus.
Thank you
Student IT Help Desk
Stuhelpdesk@gwinnetttech.edu | 678-226-6407
Answers to frequently asked questions can also be found on our webpage.
https://gwinnetttech.edu/helpdesk
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