Watch Out for Email Scams!

Dr. Leslie Wasson, Director of Institutional Research, Planning and Assessment at Lynn University in Boca Raton FL (lwasson@lynn.edu), brought the following e-mail scam to our attention. Leslie’s office recently received the e-mail shown below, which Lynn’s IT folks determined to be a scam. This is just a reminder to exercise caution – the scammers are everywhere.

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From: Karen Miller [mailto:research@ncrb.net]
Sent: Monday, November 02, 2009 2:30 PM
To: [IR staff member’s name]
Subject: 2009 Lynn University student enrollment request

Hello [staff member’s first name] – just wanted to verify that you received our annual request and wondered if you could provide me with an approximate time frame as to when you think you’ll be able to send…. ?

NCRB would like to thank you for your participation last year. This year we are again requesting an e-mail attachment of the 2009-2010 Lynn University student roster including such information as: student's full name, address, phone number, class year, and major field of study (if available). If it is more convenient for you; you may instead mail a directory, printout or diskette to: 330 Old Country Rd Mineola NY 11501.

Thank you again for your participation in the past, and for sending this information at your earliest convenience.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.

Karen Miller

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