Alert: Employee Assistance Program (E.A.P)
Read Phishing: Elon University Support Program for another variation of the same scam. Most phishing scams have several variations of the same request. Remember to always be vigilant when receiving unsolicited offers.
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Email subject line: Employee Assistance Program (E.A.P)
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This email is from a non-Elon email address regarding the Employee Assistance Program. It appears to be in response to the COVID-19 crisis by awarding money to ‘qualified’ employees when actually it is seeking personal information including login credentials.
Always be vigilant when receiving unsolicited offers. Look at the sender’s display name and email address to see if there are any inconsistencies. Even if you think this is legitimate, find a way to contact the sender other than email first before sending any information to an unknown email address. Promptly delete the email if you feel it is not legitimate and do not reply to the email or click on any links. Visit the Information Security website to learn more about recognizing phishing scams.
The content of the email is below.
In response to the current hardship in the community due to the COVID-19 pandemic, The Employee Assistance Program (E.A.P) has decided to support all employees to get through these hard times.
The Employee Assistance Program will award $2,500 to all qualifying employees COVID-19 support, starting from Sunday, July 4, 2021.
Visit the <link>Covid-19 Support<link> page and fill in the form correctly with the most appropriate details to register.
Note: this support program is only available to qualifying employees. All the information requested is required for your application to be processed.
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