Please be aware of a common phishing scam that is frequently reported. Employees may receive an initial email that purports to be from a person in authority in their report chain asking them if they are available. If the employee responds, they are then asked to purchase gift cards and to reply with the redeem codes for the gift cards.
Please report such emails to security@untsystem.edu immediately so that we can initiate remediation.
To avoid falling prey to such scams:
- Check not only the name associated with the email, but the email address as well to ensure that it is coming from their official UNT address.
- Be wary of any request for gift card purchases from a supervisor or person in authority.
For more information about these kinds of emails, please see this FBI Public Service Announcement: https://www.ic3.gov/media/2018/181024.aspx.