OHIO Athletics Notice: Food Truck Vendor Communication
8/18/2026 2:25:00 PM | General
Ohio Athletics is alerting the community to a recent scam targeting food truck vendors.
Individuals have sent fraudulent emails impersonating Mike DeMoss, Ohio Athletics' director of marketing. Any emails soliciting food truck vendors to serve inside Peden Stadium this season are not legitimate and were not sent by DeMoss or Ohio Athletics. Ohio Athletics is not seeking food truck vendors to serve inside Peden Stadium this season. The department contacts food truck vendors only about opportunities at Bobcat Boulevard, its pregame tailgate area, and does not charge vendors a fee to participate.
Anyone who receives an email claiming to be from Ohio University or Ohio Athletics should verify that the sender's email address ends in @ohio.edu before responding or providing any information.
Those who have received a fraudulent email are encouraged to take one or more of the following steps:
- File a complaint with the Internet Crime Complaint Center. Visit ic3.gov to submit a complaint to the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center. The FBI uses these reports to identify patterns across individual incidents and investigate potential criminal activity. Anyone who needs assistance filing a complaint may contact the Ohio University Information Security Office at security@ohio.edu.
- Forward the email information to the Ohio University Information Security Office. Send the full email headers from any fraudulent messages to security@ohio.edu. Instructions for locating full email headers vary by email provider. Recipients may also forward the fraudulent message as an attachment if their email client supports that option.
- Remain vigilant and report suspicious activity. Be cautious of individuals claiming to represent Ohio University, particularly when they request payment or personal information. Verify the sender before responding to unexpected requests and report suspicious communications to the Ohio University Information Security Office.
