East Tennessee State University has learned that someone has created a fraudulent account on Upwork and Skype using the name and likeness of “Brian Noland” and is attempting to use that identity to obtain personal information, such as home address and phone number, from persons seeking freelance work. President Noland is not using these platforms for this purpose, nor does the university conduct interviews in this way. ETSU has notified Public Safety about this matter and an investigation is taking place.
Anyone who has more information about this is encouraged to contact ETSU Public Safety at 423-439-4480.