Fraudulent USask Job Posting Emails
It is important to be aware of fraudulent employment scams that target our USask community. These emails may even originate from a compromised USask email account or appear on a legitimate job board, creating an air of false legitimacy.
Here are some tips to help you avoid job posting scams and protect your personal information:
- Familiarize yourself with the warning signs of job posting scams before you apply to any job: Check for poor grammar and spelling in the job posting, generic email domains*, and income promises for little effort. Verify that the job exists and visit the company’s official website.
- Do not provide your personal information, such as your Social Insurance Number (SIN), photo identification, or date of birth.
- Do not provide your bank account and credit card information.
- Do not send or receive money, transfer money, cash cheques, buy bitcoin, or other forms of currency.
- If you suspect a job posting is a scam, or have already followed fraudulent links, please stop all further communication and report it to our USask IT / Security team immediately by forwarding the email to phishing@usask.ca or by visiting itsupport.usask.ca
- Contact your financial institution if you have already provided any banking information.
