Sextortion Scams are becoming more prevalent. Please see the two links below for an explanation of what a sextortion scam is and an article on a current scam that is making it around the Internet. Below are two sample phishing emails recently sent out. If you receive this, please do not respond to it and do not click on any hyperlinks

Below is a sample phishing email that was recently sent out. If you receive this, please do not respond to it and do not click on any hyperlinks. From: Anna Aman [mailto:anna@@@amancs[.]com]
Sent: Saturday, May 11, 2019 9:18 AM
To:
Subject: Voicemails

USER ID :  [REDACTED]

You received a new voicemails from Anna Aman

Date Received:           May-11-2019
Duration:                     00:03:31

Listen-voicemail-00:03:31
<http:::// www.  mhpjj][.]  com /.../>

Regards,
Voicemail

Below is a sample phishing email that was recently sent out. If you receive this, please do not respond to it and do not click on any hyperlinks. From: UCLA IT Services <no- reply.a .  D4Hrd5J @online [.]de>

Date: Thursday, April 25, 2019 at 9:20 AM

To: <Redacted>

Subject: New Important Article

To all UCLA Faculty, Staff & Students

See this article on our website at https;;://www.i .  t.ucla.edu/News/?page= .  Article&id=2460.<https;://fiwo[.] . online/UAM0JDWY3P>

**For Immediate Release**

Below is a sample phishing email that was recently sent out. If you receive this, please do not respond to it and do not click on any hyperlinks. From: "admin . @ ucla.edu<mailto:   admin @  ucla.edu>" <marc.lazzari@@@safti[.]fr<mail to:  marc.  lazzari @  safti[.]fr>>

Subject: ATTENTION!!!

Date: May 2, 2019 at 12:28:46 PM PDT

To: <i@ . i.  net<mailto:   i@@@i.net>>

Take note of this important update that our new UCLA web mail has been improved with a new messaging system from WebAdmin which also include faster usage on email, shared calendar,web-documents and the new 2019 anti-spam version.

Please use the link below to complete your update for our new  UCLA improved MailBox.

Click  to update

UCLA Technical Support

192.168.0.1

Copyright @ 2019 All rights reserved.

www .  .ucla.edu

Below is a sample phishing email that was recently sent out. If you receive this, please do not respond to it and do not click on any hyperlinks. Hello

My name is Dr Josh Brolin and I work as a Health & Biomedical Sciences Building (HBSB), for the department of Disability Resources and Educational Services (DRES). I provide individual and group therapy, coaching, assessment and academic screenings to support students with disabilities (physical, chronic, psychiatric, and invisible) registered with DRES. A large percentage of the students served by the mental health unit have psychiatric disabilities or co-morbid psychiatric disabilities and need mental health support to be successful at the university. In addition, many University of students with academic difficulties and no prior diagnosis are seen and assessed through the academic screening and assessment process...

Below is a sample phishing email that was recently sent out. If you receive this, please do not respond to it and do not click on any hyperlinks. From: HUMAN RESOURCES <careerstudentprogram 21 @@@gmail[.]com>

Sent: Monday, May 6, 2019 10:57:41 AM

To: <Redacted>

Subject: PART TIME OPEN JOB POSITION CISCOsystems

UCLA student

This mail is sent to you as to an open employment position at CISOsystems inc. You have been chosen to partake in the current  Student Empowerment Program set up by CISCO/PATHWAYS and other Governmental Agencies to enable Hard working and planned Students to contribute their Quota in the New Government Policies to redesign the Labor Market by Increasing Production Outputs and institutionalizing the Economy .

This Program/Position is completely School oriented and is relied upon not to prevent you from school and different exercises which is Priority. It is Accompanied with a good week to week wages and reasonable working hours .

YOU ARE REQUIRED TO REPLY TO THIS MAIL WITH YOUR PERSONAL EMAIL ADDRESS / PHONE NUMBER IF YOU WISH TO PROCEED WITH THE JOB OFFER IN ORDER TO RECEIVE FULL JOB DESCRIPTION

Best,
Dylan Filipe
HR Recruit Manager/Consultant
CISCOsystems®

Below is an example of a phishing email that was sent out recently. If you receive this message, please do not respond to it and do not click on any links. From: Gregory Broomfield
Sent: None
Subject: Tutor

Hello,

How are you doing today? My name is Gregory Broomfield. I came across your e-mail at the University of California Los Angeles, Department of Physics and Astronomy  under People's portal. I seek for a private tutor for my Daughter. I would like to know if you would be available for the job and I would provide you with more details my daughter.

I would also like the lessons to be at your location. Kindly let me know your policy with regard to the fees, cancellations, location and make-up lessons. Also, get back to me with your area of specialization and any necessary information you think that might help.

Once you confirm your availability, I would provide you with more helping details.  The lessons can start by 31st of August.

Looking forward reading from you.

Best regards,

Gregory.

Below is a sample phishing email that was recently sent out. If you received this, please do not respond to it and do not click on any hyperlinks. From: Muckey, Chris [mailto : cmuckey@@aroundcampus.com]
Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2016 2:54 PM
To: Lundy, Bill
Subject: Free Chick-Fil-A for All UCLA Students & Faculty

Hello There!
 
Chick-Fil-A is giving a free chicken sandwich to all UCLA students and Faculty!
 
Simply download the free UConnection app, create an account with your ucla.edu email address, and head to Chick-Fil-A every Monday; you can go as many times as you want! You can also save at over 20 other restaurants and bars in Westwood...
 

Below is a sample phishing email that was recently sent out. If you receive this, please do not respond to it and do not click on any hyperlinks. From: Chase  <redacted>
Sent: Sunday, July 8, 2018 10:43 AM
To: Recipients
Subject: Your Chase Online: Action Required

We recently reviewed your account, and we are suspecting that your account may have been accessed from an unauthorized computer.
Please review your online preference to avoid restriction on your online account. Please Click Review

Thank you,
Chase Security Department

Below is a sample phishing email that was recently sent out. If you receive this, please do not respond to it and do not click on any hyperlinks. From: Widmaier,Chelsea N <redacted> 
Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2018 6:23 PM
Subject: FW!!!Good Afternoon*****

I am Edward R. Carr  a geographer and anthropologist whose career and research focus on exploring alternative ways of achieving meaningful and enduring improvements to human well-being. I worked in rural sub-Saharan Africa on issues of development and global change among various rural communities. My scholarship and teaching encourage students and development professionals to reexamine the sometimes-damaging preconceptions embedded in development theory; in my book Delivering Development: Globalization?s Shoreline and the Road to a Sustainable Future, I demonstrates how these commonly held beliefs about globalization and development have failed the global poor, and how to redefine what assistance to developing communities really means in an ever-changing world.

You have been selected to work with me through the  UCLA   HR departments as my