{"id":29392,"date":"2025-07-23T08:50:11","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T12:50:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/?p=29392"},"modified":"2025-07-23T09:34:19","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T13:34:19","slug":"protecting-students-job-offer-and-football-ticket-scams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/2025\/07\/23\/protecting-students-job-offer-and-football-ticket-scams\/","title":{"rendered":"Protecting Students: Job Offer and Football Ticket Scams"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Cropped_MPHOTO-Stock_SumrStudentsJul21_073-600x450.png\" alt=\"U-M students on the steps of the student union.\" class=\"wp-image-29394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Cropped_MPHOTO-Stock_SumrStudentsJul21_073-600x450.png 600w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Cropped_MPHOTO-Stock_SumrStudentsJul21_073-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Cropped_MPHOTO-Stock_SumrStudentsJul21_073-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Cropped_MPHOTO-Stock_SumrStudentsJul21_073-1536x1152.png 1536w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Cropped_MPHOTO-Stock_SumrStudentsJul21_073-665x499.png 665w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Cropped_MPHOTO-Stock_SumrStudentsJul21_073.png 1608w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before new U-M students even set foot on one of U-M\u2019s beautiful campuses, they can become the target of phishing and scams. Unfortunately, targeting students at higher education institutions is a common practice for threat actors.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Scammers try to trick students into sharing their U-M login credentials, providing personal information, and\/or making payments.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can help students be victors, not victims. Do your part by spreading awareness of common scams and how to avoid them among those in your unit who support students. Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/safecomputing.umich.edu\/just-for-you\/students\">Safe Computing for Students<\/a> to learn more about common scams and how to report them, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/safecomputing.umich.edu\/protect-yourself\/phishing-scams\/common-scams\/job-offer-scams\">Job Offer Scams<\/a> &#8211; It starts with a job offer, but then they ask for a favor, like acquiring gift cards or processing a check that turns out to be fake.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/safecomputing.umich.edu\/protect-yourself\/phishing-scams\/common-scams\/football-ticket\">Football Ticket Scams<\/a> &#8211; Scammers impersonate U-M students on social media and get you to pay with a nonrefundable method, like Zelle, for nonexistent tickets.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tips for those who receive a suspicious email or message:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Don\u2019t reply. Cut off contact.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Don\u2019t share login or personal info, or make payments.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Don\u2019t deposit checks sent via email or text.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Forward the message to <a href=\"mailto:ReportPhish@umich.edu\">ReportPhish@umich.edu<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you gave your login information, change your password ASAP.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Together, Wolverines can fight phishing and scams.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Phishing and scams target university students across higher education. Help protect U-M students by spreading awareness of job offer and football ticket scams.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":194,"featured_media":29394,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_umich_oidc_access":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[27,4],"tags":[488,368,500],"class_list":["post-29392","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-safe-computing","category-features","tag-cybersecurity","tag-phishing","tag-scams"],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Cropped_MPHOTO-Stock_SumrStudentsJul21_073.png",1608,1206,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Cropped_MPHOTO-Stock_SumrStudentsJul21_073-400x266.png",400,266,true],"medium":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Cropped_MPHOTO-Stock_SumrStudentsJul21_073-300x225.png",300,225,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Cropped_MPHOTO-Stock_SumrStudentsJul21_073-768x576.png",665,499,true],"large":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Cropped_MPHOTO-Stock_SumrStudentsJul21_073-600x450.png",600,450,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Cropped_MPHOTO-Stock_SumrStudentsJul21_073-1536x1152.png",1536,1152,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Cropped_MPHOTO-Stock_SumrStudentsJul21_073.png",1608,1206,false],"excerpt-thumbnail":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Cropped_MPHOTO-Stock_SumrStudentsJul21_073-200x140.png",200,140,true],"themonic-thumbnail":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Cropped_MPHOTO-Stock_SumrStudentsJul21_073-60x42.png",60,42,true],"ioslider-thumbnail":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Cropped_MPHOTO-Stock_SumrStudentsJul21_073-658x300.png",658,300,true],"post-thumbnail":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Cropped_MPHOTO-Stock_SumrStudentsJul21_073-665x499.png",665,499,true],"400x250-crop":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Cropped_MPHOTO-Stock_SumrStudentsJul21_073-400x250.png",400,250,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Bridget Weise Knyal, ITS Privacy Office","author_link":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/author\/bweise\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Phishing and scams target university students across higher education. 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