[IIGB_All] Fwd: [Botanyemail] Alert: Fraudulent Job Opportunities Targeting UCR Community

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From: Caroline Benitez via Botanyemail <botanyemail at lists.ucr.edu>
Date: Fri, Jan 23, 2026 at 1:17 PM
Subject: [Botanyemail] Alert: Fraudulent Job Opportunities Targeting UCR
Community
To:


Dear All,

We want to make you aware of recent fraudulent job opportunities falsely
associated with UCR faculty. These job offers are *not legitimate* and *did
not originate from UC Riverside*.

Please exercise caution if you encounter job opportunities that:

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   Claim to offer positions using a faculty member’s name
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   Request personal information, banking details, or payment to secure a
   position
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   Come from non-UCR email addresses or contain suspicious links or
   attachments

If you receive such a message, *do not respond, click on any links, or
provide personal information*. We strongly recommend reporting the email as
phishing and deleting it immediately.If you are unsure whether a message is
legitimate, please *contact your department or IT Services* for
verification.

Thank you for your attention and for helping keep our campus community
secure.

Best regards,
Caroline

*Caroline Benitez**|* Department Chair Assistant

UC Riverside, Botany and Plant Sciences

2118 Batchelor Hall *|* Riverside CA 92521

Phone:951.827.4619

E-mail: caroline.benitez at ucr.edu
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