"Scammers Are Targeting College Kids With Fake Bioscience Job Offers"

Researchers at the cybersecurity company Proofpoint warn that cybercriminals are targeting college students with fake job offers in the bioscience and health industries to commit advance fee fraud, where victims are tricked into paying a fee in advance. The campaign was observed targeting university students in North America during the months of May and June using phishing emails with job-related content. The emails came from addresses associated with bioscience, healthcare, and biotechnology organizations. They included interview requests for remote data entry positions and were accompanied by PDF files detailing the job requirements. While Proofpoint could not confirm the requests made during the interviews, the campaign is part of a larger trend known as advance fee fraud. Since March, Proofpoint has observed this type of fraud involving biotechnology lures, but fraudulent job offer emails have been a scammer staple for years. This article continues to discuss the campaign in which cybercriminals target college students with fake job offers in the bioscience and health industries. 

The Record reports "Scammers Are Targeting College Kids With Fake Bioscience Job Offers"