Join UCSF Audit & Advisory Services for a Fraud Awareness webinar on February 17, 2021, from 11 a.m. to 11.45 a.m. This is a refresher course aimed at creating awareness of current fraud trends and schemes, including COVID-19 related fraud schemes, perpetrated both from within and by parties external to the organization, their impact on the healthcare and higher education institutions, and how these schemes may be prevented or detected.

Webinar will be held on February 17, 2021, from 11 a.m. to 11.45 a.m. via Zoom. Register here to receive the Zoom link for the training.

Audit & Advisory Services would like to remind everyone that scammers are taking advantage of fears surrounding the Coronavirus. Be aware of email and text scams containing malicious links. Recent examples include emails claiming to be from a coronavirus “specialist” with malicious links to download safety information and fake FedEx text messages instructing recipients to click a link to update their delivery preferences due to COVID-19 safety protocols.

You are encouraged to visit the Federal Trade Commission's Coronavirus Scams web page and Office of Inspector General’s COVID 19 Portal for a documented list of common scams and tips to help keep scammers at bay. Also, please refer to the article, Don’t be the catch of the day, for a refresher on how to help protect yourself and UCSF.