The University of Nevada, Reno is warning of a scam of an alleged research study.
UNR says the scammers call themselves “LionHeart Family Institute,” “Healthlion Medical Solutions,” “Trinity Research” and falsely claim affiliation with the University.
The scam involves getting people to sign up for a research study by sending an investment of thousands of dollars, which they are told will be reimbursed to them by the University after an initial six-month period. The University does not have any connection to these entities or the alleged study.
People who have been contacted by any of these organizations or believe they may be a target of a similar scam are encouraged to report any potentially fraudulent activity to their local law enforcement authorities. More information about fraud prevention is available through the U.S. Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Division of Privacy and Identity Protection webpage. In the U.S., fraud can be reported to the FTC at reportfraud.ftc.gov.
The University encourages everyone to remain vigilant and verify the legitimacy of any research request before participating or sharing personal information.
(University of Nevada, Reno contributed to this report.)
