The Phish Tank
Current phishing scams to be aware of and avoid.
This page is updated regularly for your review and safety.
Current Phishing Scams

NORTH DAKOTA UNIVERSITY SYSTEM JOBS LEAD. DISCOVER. IGNITE. – SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
Here is our second scam that started circulating since yesterday evening. This one is titled: “North Dakota University System jobs Lead. Discover. Ignite.” This email appears to be about paid work study opportunities with the North Dakota University System. Please DELETE without responding or clicking on any links! ALWAYS avoid responding or clicking on any links in […]
9/14/2023
12:04PM

IT SERVICE REQUEST CREATED: EMAIL DEACTIVATION SUPPORT (14599086) – SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
Please beware of 1 of 2 scams that started circulating yesterday evening. The first one is titled: “IT Service Request Created: Email Deactivation Support (14599086).” This email may appear to come from CITS Service Desk Team. This email is not affiliated with the UND or the North Dakota University System. Please DELETE without responding or clicking […]
9/14/2023
12:00PM

GIVEAWAY-DOWNSIING MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS AND ITEMS. – SEPTEMBER 12, 2023
Beware of the circulating scam of the week, titled: “GIVEAWAY-DOWNSIING MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS AND ITEMS.” The sender of this email may appear as Megan Elliott. Please DELETE without responding! ALWAYS avoid responding to unexpected emails, especially when they come from someone you do not personally know and when they seem too good to be true!
9/12/2023
2:35PM

TICK:21G38:*DO NOT REPLY* – SEPTEMBER 8, 2023
Please be aware of the circulating scam of the week, titled: “TICK:21G38:*DO NOT REPLY*.” This email has been appearing from multiple senders. Please DELETE without responding or clicking on any links! Microsoft will NEVER have students, faculty, or staff send emails regarding the verification of your account. ALWAYS avoid responding to unexpected emails, especially when they come […]
9/8/2023
4:23PM

PRE-ORDER THE KRYPTON – MVP TODAY – AUGUST 15, 2023
Here is our third circulating scam of the week, titled: “Pre-Order the Krypton – MVP Today.” The sender of this email may appear as Far UV (info@faruv.com). Please DELETE without responding or clicking any links! While this email is more of a spam email versus a phishing attempt, it’s still just as important to avoid responding to […]
8/15/2023
4:14PM

[ITSS] 2FA AUTHENTICATION – AUGUST 15, 2023
Here is our second circulating scam of the week! This one is titled: [ITSS] 2FA Authentication.” The sender of this email may appear as Mitchell Fabian via ITSS (itss+mitchellfabian007_at_gmail.com@gaggle.email). Please DELETE without responding or navigating to any included links and/or QR codes! This email appears to come from UND but is sent from an unknown email address. […]
8/15/2023
4:00PM

OPPORTUNITY TO OWN A GRAND BABY PIANO – AUGUST 15, 2023
Beware of 1 of 3 circulating scams this week, title: “Opportunity to own a Grand Baby Piano.” This email has been appearing from multiple senders (one being ktraut@fuse.net). Please DELETE without responding! This email claims to be coming from an Assistant Professor at UND but is being sent from an unknown email address. Emails from UND faculty […]
8/15/2023
3:42PM

PIANO GIVEAWAY – AUGUST 3, 2023
Please be aware of the circulating scam of the week, titled: “piano giveaway.” The sender of this email may appear as Andrew Armacost (michaelritty45@gmail.com). Please DELETE this email without responding! This email claims to be coming from UND’s President but is sent from a gmail email address. Emails from UND’s President will always come from an @UND.EDU […]
8/3/2023
8:57AM

EXAFIELD-VIRTUAL CARE RESEARCH – JULY 19, 2023
Please be aware of another scam circulating this week, titled: “Exafield-Virtual Care Research.” The sender of this email may appear as Natalia Ivanova (ivanova@exafield.ca). Please DELETE without responding or clicking any links! ALWAYS avoid responding to unexpected emails! Even basic information such as your email address and phone number can be sold to phone scammers.
7/19/2023
11:25AM

KEEP THE SAME CATCHWORD (CATCH ROHF MEANS YOUR SCHOOL EMAIL PASSWORD) – JULY 18, 2023
Here is our third circulating scam of the week! This one is titled: “KEEP THE SAME CATCHWORD (catch rohf means your school email password).” The sender of this email may appear as Rebecca Benson (rebecca.p.benson@dakotacollege.edu). Please DELETE without responding or copying/pasting any included links! ALWAYS avoid responding to unexpected emails! This email appears to come from a […]
7/18/2023
8:35AM