Dear Faculty and Staff, There has been a spike in scam emails going out late in the week with words like “Do you have a minute?” or “Can you send me your cell, I need to send you a text” These typically look like they’re coming from your supervisor, but have a completely made up email address… eg: Mitch Daniels <mitch.daniels.purdue.edu@gmail.com<mailto:mitch.daniels.purdue.edu@gmail.com>> Once contact has been established, the typical ask is for a gift card to be purchased and the number sent along. Please do not fall for such emails. Your supervisors would not ask you to purchase a gift card for them. Confirm this with an independent email (not a reply-to), or better still, a phone call. Scammers are taking advantage of our increased workloads, stress and distractions to catch us in a moment of indecision - be aware and vigilant. Just be aware that I do not typically need anyone else to purchase a gift card for me. Also, for additional information you can read this: https://itap.purdue.edu/newsroom/200827-Phishing-Fall-2020.html -- Dave Carmichael - Executive Director Purdue - Engineering Computer Network V: 765.494.3546 E: carmicha@ecn.purdue.edu<mailto:carmicha@ecn.purdue.edu>