Scammers are using compromised YorkU accounts to send fake job scam offering $550 or $650 USD weekly as a "YorkU Personal Assistant" OR "Remote Personal Assistant" OR "Virtual Assistant Needed" OR "PA - Team Assistant".
Following through with the fraudulent employment offer will result in compromised of personal information and potential financial loss.
An illustration of one of phishing pages is shown below:
The Information Security team has taken action to remove the fraudulent messages. If you receive similar messages, please report it immediately by clicking on the Report Phishing button or forward it to phishing@yorku.ca.
If you have already responded to this scam:
- Stop all communication with the scammer and notify infosec@yorku.ca;
- If you provided any account names or passwords, change any such passwords immediately;
- Be vigilant about reviewing any email correspondence from coinbase_coordinator@outlook.com;
- If you receive a Duo 2FA request that you do not expect, press NO and report it;
- Report the scam to your local law enforcement;
- Report the incident to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre.
