We have received reports of scam emails impersonating Foothill–De Anza instructors and offering fake paid research or job opportunities. These messages may ask for personal details such as your phone number, non-district email address, or even financial information.
Tips to protect yourself:
- Always check the sender’s address. Scammers often use look-alike emails. For example, johnsonsara.fhda.edu@gmail.com is a fake lookalike address. All district and college emails end only with @fhda.edu, @foothill.edu, or @deanza.edu.
- We never ask for personal info by email. FHDA will not request phone numbers or alternate emails through unsolicited messages.
- Avoid clicking suspicious links. Do not open links or attachments from unknown senders.
- Don’t respond to offers of paid “research” or “jobs”. If it sounds too good to be true, it usually is.
- Always respond to your professor using a known email address or communicate via Canvas. This is always provided to you in the course syllabus.
If you receive a suspicious email, do not reply. Delete it or report it as spam to your email provider.
Educational Technology Services
Foothill–De Anza Community College District
Foothill–De Anza Community College District
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