Salinas Union High School District sent out a warning to district families about a phishing scam targeting students. SUHSD News & Features / Phishing scam message to families/Mensaje de estafa de phishing a las famili (salinasuhsd.org)In late November, the district received multiple reports from parents saying their student received a hoax email offering students a job. In most cases, the fake email offered students employment and told students they would receive a check and asked students for bank information. According to the district, only two students have come forward as victims, but Superintendent Dan Burns is reminding students to never give money or personal information to anyone they don’t know. “So, what we want parents to understand is if students are getting an email that seems like it's a scam of some kind to not respond to it. If anybody is asking for them to send money so they can get bank cards or gift cards for the holidays, do not respond to that. These are all scams in an effort for people to try to get money from students and from their families,” Burns said. According to the superintendent, the district network was not breached, and the scammers accessed the student emails through a third-party application. At the moment the district is still investigating the incident and is asking for more victims to come forward. “We want parents to talk to their students about who they communicate with online and that if it seems like it's fake, it seems like it's a scam, then don't get involved in it, and to make sure they notify us so that we can shut down the scam with our local authorities,” Burns said. For more information on how to recognize and avoid phishing scams visit the Federal trade commission consumer advice website. How to Recognize and Avoid Phishing Scams | Consumer Advice (ftc.gov)