{
  "id": "2025-07-02-brown-university-groupme-id-scam",
  "slug": "brown-university-groupme-id-scam-2025-07-02",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Brown University",
    "shortName": "Brown",
    "state": "RI",
    "type": "private-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "BrownAlert",
    "enrollment": 11000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2025-07-02",
    "type": "other",
    "cleryCategory": "advisory",
    "resolution": "ongoing",
    "headline": "Advisory about a GroupMe concert-ticket ID scam",
    "headlinePublic": "Advisory about a GroupMe concert-ticket ID scam",
    "summary": "Brown Public Safety published [this community notice](https://publicsafety.brown.edu/alerts/community-notification-1).",
    "outcome": "See Brown Public Safety advisory.",
    "casualties": {
      "killed": 0,
      "injured": 0
    }
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "2025-07-02 (Brown Public Safety)",
      "channel": "email",
      "verbatimText": "A scam is being reported on the social media chat app, 'GroupMe.' An individual who is currently using the handle \"Erica Cochran\" or \"Erica J. Cochran\" is claiming that they are a student from Dartmouth College trying to sell concert tickets. If you are a target of their scam, they will state they are a friend of a current Brown student as proof of legitimacy. They will require half of the payment for those concert tickets while also requiring a photo of your personal Brown ID. If this individual reaches out to you by the name Erica Cochran/Erica J. Cochran or if someone else reaches out under a different name but is attempting the same scam, please contact Brown DPS at (401) 863-4111 immediately.  Your efforts are greatly appreciated as we try to mitigate any further incidences of this crime occurring. Thank you, \n\nBrown University Department of Public Safety  \n\nBROWN DPS EMERGENCY CONTACT:  (401) 863-4111BROWN DPS NON-EMERGENCY CONTACT:  (401) 863-3322\n\nPROVIDENCE POLICE DEPARTMENT:  9-1-1\n\nPROVIDENCE POLICE DEPARTMENT:  (401) 272-3121",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://publicsafety.brown.edu/alerts/community-notification-1",
      "sourceDescription": "Brown Public Safety alert page",
      "annotations": [
        "Complete text from publicsafety.brown.edu"
      ],
      "characterCount": 1053
    }
  ],
  "context": "Official full text from [Brown Public Safety](https://publicsafety.brown.edu/alerts/community-notification-1).",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Brown Public Safety community advisory recovery"
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Brown Public Safety",
      "url": "https://publicsafety.brown.edu/alerts/community-notification-1",
      "type": "official-archive"
    },
    {
      "title": "Brown Public Safety Alerts",
      "url": "https://publicsafety.brown.edu/alerts/crime-alerts",
      "type": "official-archive"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "brown",
    "community-advisory"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-21",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-21",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}