Date and Time First Identified
- October 11, 2024 at approximately 3pm
Phishing Method
- Social engineering email sent from made up address that appears to be legitimate (community.standards@dartmouth.edu) and claims to be from the Dartmouth Office of Community Standards.
- The email accuses the recipient of making inappropriate jokes related to 9/11 in multiple settings.
- The sender asks the recipient to provide available times to discuss their future with the college.
User Response
- Mark the message as spam (which reports the spam/scam to Gmail)
- Block the sender (so you don’t get another message like this)
- Do not reply to the message.
- Forward the message to phishing@dartmouth.edu
- Share what happened with officers/classmates so they know how easy it is to be scammed if you’re not paying attention.
Sample Unformatted Email
Subject: Inappropriate Jokes | Violation of Community Standards
(Name Redacted),
We had a complaint lodged about certain insensitive jokes you have made about the 9/11 tragedy in both private and public settings. This includes but is not limited to social settings, classrooms, and campus messaging platforms (such as GroupMe).
We need to schedule a time to meet to discuss this and your future at this college. Please reply with your availability for next Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.
Best,
Melanie S. Martinez
Assistant Director, Community Standards
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Dartmouth College
Office of Community Standards
HB 6174, McNutt L24
Hanover, NH 03755-3586