The University Police Services - Southern Command for the University of Nevada are alerting students to a new telephone scam.
According to the report, the scam is a common one with law enforcement entities lately, where the caller pretends to be from the University Police Department.
The caller then goes on to say that the victim or a family member has an outstanding warrant for an arrest, or that they may be in trouble with the police.
They'll then say that the victim needs to send money or else they or the family member will be arrested.
University Police Services wants to remind everyone that they will not ever call anyone to demand payment to drop charges or dismiss a warrant.
If you receive a phone call from someone claiming to be a law enforcement official saying that you owe money, do not provide any personal information, and do not pay for anything over the phone.
It's recommended to hang up and contact law enforcement directly, or use other methods to confirm the validity of the phone call.
In addition, UPD has provided some tips for things to do 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 be recording your response.
- Don't provide any kind of banking or 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 Bitcoin to a digital wallet.
- Don't travel to any location a caller would ask you to go to.
