For University of Houston students, April is an opportune time to secure summer job and internship opportunities. However, it also provides scammers with an opportunity to obtain students' personal information.

The Federal Trade Commission warns that scammers target college students with promising job opportunities that appeal to college students, such as virtual jobs, part-time employment, and even go as far as sending a paycheck before the student starts working.

The University Information Technology department notes that scammers target UH students via their email. To that end, UIT has created a decision tree, Job Scam or Job Opportunity, to help students navigate potential job scam emails they may receive.