Illinois State Tech Alerts

Phishing - Free College Grants for You!
Incident Report for Illinois State University
Resolved
This incident has been resolved.
Posted Jan 26, 2021 - 07:51 CST
Identified

The following phishing email has been reported to the Technology Support Center. This email was not sent by Illinois State University.



If you clicked the link in this email and "logged in" or replied to this email with your ULID and password, you should change your password and security question immediately.

For more information, refer to How to recognize phishing emails targeting Illinois State University.

Congratulations! You have been approved for a free $7,321.00 USD for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) This fund is granted for your education and it is free, you do not have to pay it back.

Click on Receive My Benefit Aid | Federal Student Aid to complete your application to get your grant in 1-2 business days.

Sincerely,

U.S. Department of Education
Federal Student Aid
William D. Ford Federal Direct Program

Please Note: For your funds to be paid to you, you have to send the following to this email:
fafasastudentaid@stimulusbenefits.org.in
I. Original front and back valid driver's license or state issued ID card.

PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE.

It is coming from an unmonitored email account. If you need to contact us, please visit: https://stimulusbenefits.org.in/fafsa/index.php. or send an email to fafasastudentaid@stimulusbenefits.org.in

EMAIL CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE

This message (including any attachments) contains information intended for a specific individual(s) and purpose that may be privileged, confidential or otherwise protected from disclosure pursuant to applicable law. Any inappropriate use, distribution or copying of the message is strictly prohibited and may subject you to criminal or civil penalty. If you have received this transmission in error, please visit https://stimulusbenefits.org.in/fafsa/index.php to notify our office of this error and delete the transmission from your system immediately.

Posted Jan 19, 2021 - 09:08 CST
This incident affected: Phishing Notifications.