{"id":1202,"date":"2025-11-27T12:52:58","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T17:52:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/phish-files\/?p=1202"},"modified":"2026-02-16T11:56:49","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T16:56:49","slug":"job-offer-for-student-and-staff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/phish-files\/2025\/11\/27\/job-offer-for-student-and-staff\/","title":{"rendered":"JOB OFFER FOR STUDENT AND STAFF"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/phish-files\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/290\/2025\/12\/joboffer11.27doc-609x1024.png\" alt=\"Phishing attack Google Form.\" width=\"609\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/h2>\n<h2>Why this looks valid:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0<strong>Trusted Sender:<\/strong> It comes from a <strong>@montclair.edu<\/strong> email address, making it look like a real internal message from the university.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Great Deal:<\/strong> It offers an <strong>easy, work-from-home job<\/strong> with high pay, appealing directly to users who need money and flexible hours.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pressure to Act:<\/strong> It uses urgent language (&#8220;Don&#8217;t miss out&#8221;) to make you <strong>click the link fast<\/strong> before you stop to check if it&#8217;s real.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Why this is phishing?<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"2,0,0\"><strong>Inconsistent Pay:<\/strong> The email states <strong>&#8220;$550&#8221;<\/strong> and <strong>&#8220;($300.25)&#8221;<\/strong> in the same line. Legitimate job offers do not have contradictory pay rates.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"2,1,0\"><strong>Vague Job Details:<\/strong> The job is described generically as &#8220;fun, rewarding, and flexible&#8221; with no mention of specific duties, the hiring department, or the actual position title.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"2,2,0\"><strong>Unprofessional Contact:<\/strong> It directs you to apply via a link <em>and<\/em> wait for a text from a generic name.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"2,3,0\"><strong>Suspicious Link:<\/strong> A legitimate university job would link to an official HR portal, not a generic, unsecured <strong>&#8220;CLICK HERE TO APPLY NOW&#8221;<\/strong> link.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"2,4,0\"><strong>Poor Grammar\/Formatting:<\/strong> The capitalization, excessive spacing, and overly informal tone are typical hallmarks of mass phishing attempts.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"2,5,0\"><strong>Urgency and Pressure:<\/strong> The language is designed to create a panicked sense of urgency (&#8220;Don&#8217;t miss out&#8221;) to make you click without thinking.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Additional Notes:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Do you think you&#8217;ve fallen for a scam? Did you share personal information? Downloaded malicious content? Please contact the IT Service Desk at <a href=\"tel:9736557971\">973-655-7971<\/a>\u00a0option 1 or email <a href=\"mailto:itservicedesk@montclair.edu\">itservicedesk@montclair.edu<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Use the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/information-technology\/security\/pab\/\">Knowbe4 Phish Alert Button (PAB)<\/a> to report malicious emails directly to the Information Security team for review. If you are not using the Gmail client please forward the email to <a href=\"mailto:phishfiles@montclair.edu\">phishfiles@montclair.edu<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Always use the &#8220;hover over&#8221; technique to check web links before clicking! For more security tips please visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/information-technology\/security\/security-tips\/\">Security Tips<\/a> page.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why this looks valid: \u00a0Trusted Sender: It comes from a @montclair.edu email address, making it look like a real internal message from the university. Great Deal: It offers an easy, work-from-home job with high pay, appealing directly to users who need money and flexible hours. 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