{
  "id": "2026-04-28-fayetteville-state-university-scam-alert-caller-impersonating-police",
  "slug": "fayetteville-state-university-scam-alert-caller-impersonating-police-2026-04-28",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Fayetteville State University",
    "shortName": "Fayetteville State",
    "state": "NC",
    "type": "hbcu",
    "alertSystemName": "Bronco Alert / FSU RAVE",
    "enrollment": 6500
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2026-04-28",
    "type": "scam",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "under-investigation",
    "headline": "Scam alert: caller impersonating FSU police seeking payment",
    "headlinePublic": "Scam alert: caller impersonating FSU police seeking payment",
    "summary": "Fayetteville State University Police [issued a campus community advisory](https://www.uncfsu.edu/assets/Documents/Police%20and%20Public%20Safety/2026/Campus%20Community%20Advisory%204-28-26.pdf) about a scam caller impersonating FSU dispatch. Full text recovered from the official FSU Police PDF archive.",
    "outcome": "Police investigating; community warned FSU will never call to solicit funds."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "Campus Community Advisory dated April 28, 2026",
      "channel": "email",
      "verbatimText": "Department of Police and Public Safety\n\n                              Campus Community Advisory\n                                          April 28, 2026\n\n                                \"See Something, Say Something\"\n\nFayetteville State University Case: 2026-0222\n\nDate Occurred: April 28, 2026\n\nDate Reported: April 28, 2026\n\nReported Crime: Scam Alert\n\nLocation: Fayetteville State University Campus\n\nNotice is being provided to the campus community of a reported scam by a caller identifying\nhimself as \"Damon Williams.\" The caller is requesting payment in reference to a vehicle\ninvolved in an alleged narcotics investigation. The caller has deliberately made the call appear as\nif it is from the FSU Police and Public Safety Department's dispatch numbers of 910-672-1775\nand 910-672-1911. Please note that the FSU Department of Police and Public Safety nor its\nChief of Police will ever call to solicit funds.\n\nWe are sending this message so that you can take action to protect yourself and others in our\ncommunity.\n\nThe FSU Department of Police and Public Safety will continue to investigate this matter.\nIf you have any information that might be helpful to this investigation, please contact us at (910)\n672-1775 (non-emergency) or (910) 672-1911 (emergency), or by using the FSU RAVE app;\n\nAnonymous information is welcomed.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.uncfsu.edu/assets/Documents/Police%20and%20Public%20Safety/2026/Campus%20Community%20Advisory%204-28-26.pdf",
      "sourceDescription": "Official FSU Campus Community Advisory PDF - Scam Alert",
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim from official FSU Police Campus Community Advisory PDF (Case 2026-0222)."
      ],
      "characterCount": 1332,
      "confidence": "high"
    }
  ],
  "context": "Official Fayetteville State University Department of Police and Public Safety security-alerts archive.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Complete official scam advisory PDF recovered from FSU Police page."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Campus Community Advisory - Scam Alert (April 28, 2026)",
      "url": "https://www.uncfsu.edu/assets/Documents/Police%20and%20Public%20Safety/2026/Campus%20Community%20Advisory%204-28-26.pdf",
      "type": "official-archive",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-26"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "2026",
    "fayetteville-state",
    "hbcu",
    "scam",
    "bronco-alert"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-26",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-26",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}