Over the last few days, we have received multiple reports of email messages claiming to be from Vassar personnel.\u00a0 These messages come from outside email addresses, not from a vassar.edu address.\u00a0 The messages ask the recipient to reply quickly for an unspecified favor, or ask if someone is “available”.<\/p>\n
If you receive one of these messages, please email it to catchoftheday@vassar.edu<\/a> and then delete it.\u00a0 If you engage the sender, it will lead to a fraudulent financial transaction.\u00a0 This email is from a criminal who is trying to steal money by impersonating a Vassar employee and targeting people within the person’s department or organization.\u00a0 The individual would try to convince the recipients to purchase a gift card and send back the redemption code.\u00a0 This is a common scam based on existing trust relationships among employees.\u00a0 Remember to always double-check the “from” and “reply-to” addresses in email to verify the sender.<\/em><\/p>\n We have also received a report of this same scam being send by text message to mobile phones.\u00a0 Please report any impersonation attempt that occurs by text or phone call in addition to via email.<\/p>\n Thank you for your attention and thank you as always for your timely reporting!\u00a0 The diligence from our community members keeps all of us at Vassar College more safe and secure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Over the last few days, we have received multiple reports of email messages claiming to be from Vassar personnel.\u00a0 These messages come from outside email addresses, not from a vassar.edu address.\u00a0 The messages ask the recipient to reply quickly for an unspecified favor, or ask if someone is “available”. If you receive one of these … Continue reading Suspicious emails impersonating Vassar personnel<\/span>