Cryptocurrency Job Scam

Bitcoin phishing email screenshot

8 June 2021

A phishing email purporting to offer a work opportunity for a cryptocurrency company was received by the RIT Community.

Red flags in the email:

  • Sender address is not associated with the company offering the work
  • There is no addressee name
  • There is inconsistent capitalization and punctuation
  • Contact email is a Gmail address
  • Job description is very vague and typical of work-at-home scams

 

Always avoid responding to suspicious emails. If you're unsure, try to find the page on your browser without using the link or try to find out more information another way. Report suspicious messages using the built-in reporting tools in Outlook or Gmail.  

If you clicked a link, opened an attachment, or entered credentials, contact the RIT Service Center immediately for assistance at 585-475-5000, or online at help.rit.edu to open an incident report.

For detailed instructions on when to unsubscribe, report spam, or report phishing, and how to verify senders and links, see KB0045448: When and How to Unsubscribe, Report Spam, or Report Phishing and How to Spot Spoofing & Bad Links.