# @mycalstatela on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/B0HKNoEgSXX
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/12483803-mycalstatela-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/legacy-do/706dc44aba9c98007042eba783f98666fee1713c7f9e08f5a13f1023fdfd0368.jpg
- **Posted:** 2019-07-19T20:32:40.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Cal State LA ITS (@mycalstatela) — https://gondola.cc/mycalstatela

## Caption

Did you get suspicious emails offering a pet-sitting job? Don't fall for it! Cal State LA students recently received suspicious emails with job offers asking for contact information (phone number, email, home address). If you provided your information to the scammers, you are not at risk for identity theft, but you are at risk for financial loss. 
Here is how the scam works: Once scammers gather contact information, they send “pet-sitters” (scam victims) a fraudulent check in the mail with a large amount of money. They instruct their pet sitters to deposit the check into their own account and purchase pet supplies. After purchasing supplies, scammers ask pet sitters for the leftover money. Banks can make the check amount quickly available, but they can take weeks to process before discovering it is a counterfeit. This leaves "pet-sitters" with financial losses from their own accounts.

Other similar scams may say...
-You won a prize and have to send back taxes and fees.
-You sold an item and the buyer overpays.
-You're paid as a secret shopper and have to wire back money.

Take financial precautions #GoldenEagles! Never accept a check with an excess amount of money or send money back to someone before validating the check with your bank. Use a reputable and verifiable online payment service if you are selling online. Be wary about emails and postal mail you receive. Always talk to your bank before you act.

If you are unsure of any emails or postal mail you receive, report them to the ITS Help Desk. Call 323-343-6170, email helpdesk@calstatela.edu, or visit in person at the Library Palmer Wing (South) Lobby.

#its #mycalstatela #calstatela #phishingscam

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