On Monday (Nov. 7), BGSU Information Security received multiple reports of a text message phishing scam by someone impersonating BGSU President Rodney Rogers. The message originates from a 417 area code.
The university emphasized that the message is not legitimate. “Do not respond to the message or answer any related calls.”
An example of the scam message is:
Hello
What’s your availability at the moment?, I’m so tied up in an impromptu meeting right now, I would have preferred to call you but phone call is not allowed during the meeting and I need you to run an urgent task for me. Let me know if you can do this for me.
Best Regards,
Rodney K. Rogers, Ph.D.
President
Anyone who receives one of these messages, should contact Information Technology Services to report the incident.
