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MCC Daily Tribune

Do Not Fall Victim to Scams!

MCC students continue to fall victim to scams based on elaborate, fraudulent e-mails requesting personal information.  Last year, we noted numerous e-mails that provided detailed instructions on "becoming a Secret Shopper."  The scam sounded like a legitimate job offer with the opportunity for students to make hundreds of dollars per week.  Recently, students have been receiving job offers for various positions at MCC that do not exist, as well as requests to enroll in federal pandemic relief through a counterfeit emergency fund.  Some phishing scams even appear to come from MCC-based e-mail addresses. 

They usually ask the receiver to click on a link and then submit personal data. Other times they spoof someone else’s identity and ask you to reply with your cell phone number so they can engage you  further, ending up asking you to pay a fee for a check they send to you (which later proves to be fraudulent) or to purchase gift cards and then scratch off and provide the numbers on the back.   

Never click on a link in an e-mail, purchase any gift cards, deposit checks, or submit data to any unknown sources.  Always verify the email sender and the legitimacy of the request before responding. 

Once you submit personal data to one of these phishing schemes, your personal information is subject to being stolen and fraudulently used.  If you have fallen victim to any of these scams or have questions regarding any suspicious messages, please contact Public Safety immediately at (585)292-2911.

MCC Technology Services is working on rolling out an extra step called MFA (multi-factor authentication) that you can use to protect your account from being taken over by scammers. More information will be coming soon. 

Fabian Rivera
Chief of Public Safety
09/27/2021