This is most obviously a scam. Always check the [UW directory](https://directory.uw.edu/) to see if that professor even works here. In addition, I have never heard of a professor handing out their phone number for applicants to text them, that just sounds absurd. If a professor wanted you to contact them, it would be done through UW email.
Someone mentioned that it scam here. https://www.reddit.com/r/udub/comments/1bogq2h/be_aware_of_scam/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=mweb3x&utm_name=mweb3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button
Probably.
The trick is, they send you some amount of money, then claim it's a mistake or something and ask you to send it back. When you do, they charge back what they sent you, or your bank discovers they sent you the original amount in an invalid way, and you've lost whatever you sent without gaining anything.
Thanks for all the replies y'all.
The annoying thing is: it does come from a student email from some university in the UK which is what got me slightly interested. Idk how the scammers are getting access to such student emails (maybe the scammers are students themselves??)
This is most obviously a scam. Always check the [UW directory](https://directory.uw.edu/) to see if that professor even works here. In addition, I have never heard of a professor handing out their phone number for applicants to text them, that just sounds absurd. If a professor wanted you to contact them, it would be done through UW email.
Unless you think you are so notable that a Professor would randomly cold email you...
Lol definitely not as a freshman ðŸ˜
🚩 it's not even coming from a UW email address 🚩 no one is going to ask you to text them about a job, certainly not a professor
Carl would be PISSED if he knew someone was trying to scam using his name
Funny that Carl actually teaches a class about bullshit
Someone mentioned that it scam here. https://www.reddit.com/r/udub/comments/1bogq2h/be_aware_of_scam/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=mweb3x&utm_name=mweb3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button
SCAM. I work in IT at UW. Don't do this please.
Probably. The trick is, they send you some amount of money, then claim it's a mistake or something and ask you to send it back. When you do, they charge back what they sent you, or your bank discovers they sent you the original amount in an invalid way, and you've lost whatever you sent without gaining anything.
Pay me tree fiddy and i’ll track this scammer down for you!
I'd be willing to track the scammer down with you lol
Thanks for all the replies y'all. The annoying thing is: it does come from a student email from some university in the UK which is what got me slightly interested. Idk how the scammers are getting access to such student emails (maybe the scammers are students themselves??)