Personal Assistant Email Fraud

The message below (or a version of this message) is being sent to students.  It may come from different senders, and may have slightly different wording.  This is another "work from home" fraud schemes.  These are not real job offers.  These messages are from criminals who intend steal money from you.  You can read about how they do that in the “Financial Scams” alert, and get more information at our “Fake Job Offers” info page.

Please – do not answer these messages.  Many students have lost thousands of dollars by engaging with these criminals.

Here is an example from this morning.  

From: Kaylei Lindsey <andashley1987@gmail.com>
Date: May 13, 2019 at 7:20:42 PM PDT
To: <student>

Hello,

I graduated from CSUSM. I contacted your school admin at CSUSM that I was looking for an Administrative/Personal Assistant and your email was sent to me, they said you are an honest person. This job is flexible and extremely rewarding. Get back to me ASAP if you are interested in more information.

Regards,

Kaylei Lindsey