{
  "id": "2018-12-13-syracuse-university-bitcoin-email-scam-notice",
  "slug": "syracuse-university-bitcoin-email-scam-notice-2018-12-13",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Syracuse University",
    "shortName": "Syracuse",
    "state": "NY",
    "type": "private-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "Orange Alert / DPS Notice",
    "enrollment": 22000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2018-12-13",
    "type": "scam",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "resolved",
    "headline": "Public safety notice on Bitcoin-related email scam",
    "headlinePublic": "Public safety notice on Bitcoin-related email scam",
    "summary": "Syracuse DPS [issued an informational notice](https://dps.syr.edu/2018/12/13/public-safety-informational-notice-email-scam/) about a fraudulent Bitcoin email scam. Full text recovered from dps.syr.edu.",
    "outcome": "No direct threat reported; community advised to remain vigilant with email."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "Official notice dated 2018-12-13",
      "channel": "email",
      "verbatimText": "On Thursday, December 13, 2018, members of the Syracuse University community reported receiving a fraudulent email scam relating to Bitcoin. This scam is currently happening across the country and the messages are very similar in nature. This scam is being investigated by federal, state, and local law enforcement officials. There is no threat to the Syracuse University community but we wanted you to be aware so you can remain vigilant when opening your email.\n\nPlease direct questions or concerns to the Department of Public Safety at 315.443.2224.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://dps.syr.edu/2018/12/13/public-safety-informational-notice-email-scam/",
      "sourceDescription": "Syracuse University DPS public safety notice",
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim from official archive page."
      ],
      "characterCount": 552,
      "confidence": "high"
    }
  ],
  "context": "Official public notice recovered from https://dps.syr.edu/2018/12/13/public-safety-informational-notice-email-scam/.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Complete official campus notice text recovered from public archive."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Public safety notice on Bitcoin-related email scam",
      "url": "https://dps.syr.edu/2018/12/13/public-safety-informational-notice-email-scam/",
      "type": "official-archive",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-26"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "2018",
    "syracuse",
    "scam",
    "email",
    "dps"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-26",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-26",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}