Attempts to deceive people over the Internet are often very sophisticated and require a watchful eye.
Common Scams
Some of the more common scams include:
- Coronavirus scams
- Identity theft
- Phishing emails
- Phone scams and voice phishing (vishing)
- Romance Scams
- Tax fraud
- Tech support scams
- Text message (SMS) scams (smishing)
- Tutoring Overpayment Scams (Check overpayment scams)
Check out additional resources from the FBI, IRS, FTC, and more at Scams: Recommended Resources.
Scams and Fraud Seen at U-M
- 1099 Tax Form and Unemployment Fraud (UHR Unemployment Insurance Benefits Resources, 1/27/21)
- Unemployment Fraud Reported in Michigan (UHR News, 5/29/20)
- IA Notice: Extortion emails with old passwords in the subject line (4/30/20)
- IA Notice: Online extortion scams increasing during COVID-19 pandemic (4/23/20)
- IA Notice: COVID-19 phishing and scams at U-M (4/10/20)
- IA Notice: Protect your Zoom meetings against Zoombombing (3/31/20)
- IA Notice: Watch out for Coronavirus scams (3/11/20)
- IA Advisory: Some U-M student account credentials compromised through password reuse (10/4/19)
- IA Notice: Got a minute? Are you available? (3/14/19)
- IA Advisory: Uptick in phishing email impersonating U-M employees (2/5/19)
- IA Alert: Alert: Tax fraud attempts resurfacing (2/4/19)
- IA Notice: Bomb threat emails sent nationwide, including U-M (12/13/18)
- IA Notice: Student part-time job scam (11/26/18)
- IA Notice: International robocall scam targeting Chinese visitors and immigrants (11/20/18)
- IA Notice: Email extortion scams continuing with variations (10/24/18)
- IA Notice: Scammers impersonating U-M executives (10/15/18)
- IA Notice: Extortion emails increasing at U-M (10/1/18)
- IA Notice: Extortion scam emails with stolen passwords not credible (updated) (9/28/18)
- IA Notice: Beware of fraudulent payroll notification emails (7/13/18)
- IA Notice: Fraudulent emails about campus security emergency (6/6/18)