Phishing Email Posing as Paid Research Opportunity

A reddit report about a phishing scam that cost someone $400.0. Learn how to avoid falling victim.

I got an email from my school (or so I thought) about a paid research opportunity that only required 7-10 hrs a week getting paid $400 (dumb, I know) and all I had to do was *text* this instructor my number and email and term in school. I know I should have known it was a scam but I genuinely thought this was real since it came to my school email (and I only get emails from my school). So I texted the number and gave all that info. It took me all day before I realized it was a scam and now I’ve blocked the number but the email I saw somehow disappeared! I’m scared now and don’t know what to do! help! (Please don’t be too harsh, i promise I know I did something so dumb) UPDATE: thanks everyone for the reassurance and advice!! I know not to ever give out payment info or click on any links so that’s one thing i did! I know scammers are getting more clever and smart these days so that’s why I was worried. But all of the advice from everyone made me feel a lot better! Thank you!!

🛡️ How to Protect Yourself

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Report suspicious emails to your email provider

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Never click links or download attachments from unsolicited emails

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Use two-factor authentication on all accounts

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