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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Please see below regarding a potential recruitment scam flagged by a PGR student in Maths. If you experience or know of similar incidents we’d be interested to hear about them.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Gordon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Dr. Gordon Robb<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Department of Physics & SUPA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> Christine Dowds <christine.dowds@strath.ac.uk>
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<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, March 7, 2024 4:57 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Gordon Robb <g.r.m.robb@strath.ac.uk>; Yashar Moshfeghi <yashar.moshfeghi@strath.ac.uk>; Alastair Wark <alastair.wark@strath.ac.uk>; Christine Dufes <c.dufes@strath.ac.uk>; Christine Davidson <c.m.davidson@strath.ac.uk>; Craig McMurray <craig.mcmurray@strath.ac.uk><br>
<b>Subject:</b> FW: Potential Recruiter Scam<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Dear all,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Please see below – might be worth warning your students about such scams.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Christine.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, March 7, 2024 2:57 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Christine Dowds <<a href="mailto:christine.dowds@strath.ac.uk">christine.dowds@strath.ac.uk</a>>; Stephen Smith <<a href="mailto:stephen.m.smith@strath.ac.uk">stephen.m.smith@strath.ac.uk</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> FW: Potential Recruiter Scam<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#1F3864;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">We wondered if it would be worth you highlighting this issue to other departments in the faculty Christine?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> Michael Brown <<a href="mailto:michael.brown@strath.ac.uk">michael.brown@strath.ac.uk</a>>
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<b>Sent:</b> 07 March 2024 14:25<br>
<b>To:</b> Michael Heath <<a href="mailto:m.heath@strath.ac.uk">m.heath@strath.ac.uk</a>>; Douglas Speirs <<a href="mailto:d.c.speirs@strath.ac.uk">d.c.speirs@strath.ac.uk</a>>; Ke Chen <<a href="mailto:k.chen@strath.ac.uk">k.chen@strath.ac.uk</a>>; Sandra
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<b>Subject:</b> Potential Recruiter Scam<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt">I want to bring to attention an encounter I had with a recruiter on LinkedIn, which has raised some concerns regarding the potential for our students to be targeted by a recruitment scam.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt">A recruiter from IG Recruit contacted me with an opportunity at Sigma Solutions, a company purportedly based in Glasgow and specialising in mathematical modelling. Investigating into the company and its CEO,
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt">The recruiter, after my refusal, has reached out again suggesting another role with a different company. However, he requested my unpublished thesis and CV without providing detailed information about the
role or the company made me suspicious. I chose not to engage further and blocked the recruiter.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt">I’m concerned for other students, particularly those approached with the lure of an interview in exchange for submitting their unpublished thesis and the risk of their work being stolen or misused. The local
presence of this company means students could be more vulnerable.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt">While it may or may not be significant, I feel it is essential for the faculty to be aware of this situation.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt">Thanks,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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