Student Financial Aid and Scholarships is providing the following information and resources to help you remain vigilant against scam/phishing attempts. Remember, our office will not ask for payments of any kind for any services. We also do not ask you for account or password information.
Phishing Scams
Phishing is the attempt to gain sensitive information through deceptive means via email. The UNT IT department provides great information on phishing and how to recognize it.
The UNT Police Department provides information on identify theft and phishing scams .
Beware of a Recent Email Phishing Scam
September 2018
Some UNT faculty, staff and students received a scam email with various subject lines and a green box in the body of the message that read "Click here to open this message". This is a phishing attempt and you should not click on the link. If you received the email and clicked on the link, you should update your UNT password immediately.
August 2018
Multiple institutions of higher education (IHEs) have reported that attackers are using a phishing email to obtain access to student accounts via the IHE student portal.
June/July 2018
Some UNT students have recently received an email scam with a subject line of Administrative Announcement . The body of the email included information about a "flexible job opportunity" as a Secret Evaluation Agent. This email appears to come from Student Financial Aid and Scholarships, but it did not. We do not provide employment information to students. Please do not respond to or click any links in this phishing email.
These types of emails are designed to trick you into giving away personal information or money to computer hackers on the Internet.
- If you have responded to this email and provided personal information, please change your password immediately by going to the Account Management System.
- If you have responded to this email and sent money to someone, we encourage you to take the following actions:
- Contact the UNT Police Department for criminal investigation of the successful and attempted fraud.
- Contact your bank and/or credit card company immediately to dispute the charges and/or close your account.
- Change your password immediately by going to the Account Management System.
- If you have received one of these or similar emails in your Inbox and have not responded, you may simply delete the email - no further action is needed. Thank you for protecting our data and information resources!
Cybersecurity Practices
Below are important cybersecurity practices to protect yourself and UNT resources from this and other email scams.
- Do not click on links contained within an email unless you are certain of the sender’s identity and expecting the information.
- Do not open attachments unless you are certain of the sender’s identity and expecting the information.
- Delete and do not reply to any suspicious or suspect emails.
- Update your desktop, laptop, and/or mobile device anti-virus software.
Resources and Additional Information
The following resources will help you learn about possible financial aid related scams you may encounter.