University Police Services Southern Command is warning the community of a telephone fraud scam in which the caller is claiming to be from the University Police Department (UPD).
The individual, claiming to be from UPD may say you or a family member has an outstanding warrant for your arrest or are in trouble with the police and you need to send them money or you will be arrested. THIS IS A SCAM. University Police Services WILL NOT contact you and demand payment to drop charges or dismiss a warrant.
If you receive a phone call from someone claiming to be a law enforcement officer saying you owe money, missed a court date or jury duty, etc. do not provide any personal information, do not pay for anything over the phone. Rather, immediately hang up and contact that department directly or use other methods to confirm the validity of the phone call.
UPD may be contacted at 702-895-3668 or you may complete an online report here.
UPD suggests that if you receive a questionable call:
- Don’t give in to pressure to take immediate action.
- Don’t engage in any conversation, as scammers may record your response.
- Don’t provide your credit card number, bank account information, social security number, or other personal information to a caller.
- Don’t send money if a caller tells you to wire money or pay with a prepaid debit card or transfer any funds to a Bitcoin account.
- Don’t travel to any location the caller asked you to go to.
Contact: Ryan Willman, Lieutenant Phone: 702-895-5575