Phishing Scam 2020.02.19 - Blank Subject demanding personal cell number purporting to be from President Hanlon

Date and Time First Identified

  • 1109 on February 19, 2020

Phishing Method

  • Email spoof of Dartmouth person requesting a colleague provide personal information.
  • Email is triggering Phishing/User Impersonation detections successfully and may be found in Junk folder.
  • Email is attempting to move the phishing to text messaging to avoid further email filtering.

User Response

  • DO NOT RESPOND TO THE SENDER
  • Delete and empty trash

Sample Unformatted Email

(no subject)

From: Philip J. Hanlon <president25400@gmail.com>
Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2020 11:05 AM
To: Read, Albert K. <Albert.K.Read@tuck.dartmouth.edu>
Subject:Good day,
I'm stuck in a seminar right now and I need your assistance which I will appreciate your help a lot. Kindly drop your cell phone number to send you a text message.
Thanks Dr. Philip J. Hanlon
President
Darthmouth College

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