{
  "id": "2024-08-01-university-of-iowa-phone-scam-impersonating-local-law-enforcement",
  "slug": "university-of-iowa-phone-scam-impersonating-local-law-enforcement-2024-08-01",
  "institution": {
    "name": "University of Iowa",
    "shortName": "Iowa",
    "state": "IA",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "Hawk Alert / Campus Safety",
    "enrollment": 30000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2024-08-01",
    "type": "scam",
    "cleryCategory": "timely-warning",
    "resolution": "resolved",
    "headline": "Phone scam impersonating local law enforcement",
    "headlinePublic": "Phone scam impersonating local law enforcement",
    "summary": "University of Iowa Campus Safety [published a notice](https://safety.uiowa.edu/news/2024/08/phone-scam-impersonating-local-law-enforcement). Full text recovered from safety.uiowa.edu.",
    "outcome": "See official Campus Safety news page for further updates if any."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "Campus Safety notice dated 2024-08-01",
      "channel": "email",
      "verbatimText": "The impersonator often:\n\nIn some cases, these scams sometimes spoof the legitimate phone number associated with a local law enforcement agency or officer and may be impersonating an officer to gain the trust of the victim as part of a scam. In other cases, the caller may leave a random phone number alleging it is that of the person they are impersonating.\n\nIt is important to remember that law enforcement will never ask you to send money or provide financial information under any circumstances. If you or someone you know receives such a call, disconnect immediately without providing any personal or financial information and report it to your local law enforcement agency.\n\nIf you receive a phone call while on campus, please report the incident to the University of Iowa Police Department (319-335-5022).\n\nRecognizing the common signs of a scam can help you avoid one. Scammers typically pretend to be from an organization you know, say there's a problem or a prize, and pressure you to act immediately. They also tend to ask you to pay in a specific way.\n\nThe Iowa Department of Justice has additional information and resources available to protect consumers from scams, as does the FTC Scam Alert website.\n\nThis information also lives on the Safety Tips section of the Campus Safety website, here: https://safety.uiowa.edu/safety-tips#scams\n\nAdmin Login",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://safety.uiowa.edu/news/2024/08/phone-scam-impersonating-local-law-enforcement",
      "sourceDescription": "University of Iowa Campus Safety news notice",
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim from official safety.uiowa.edu Campus Safety news page."
      ],
      "characterCount": 1362,
      "confidence": "high"
    }
  ],
  "context": "Official University of Iowa Campus Safety news archive.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Complete official campus safety notice text recovered."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Phone scam impersonating local law enforcement",
      "url": "https://safety.uiowa.edu/news/2024/08/phone-scam-impersonating-local-law-enforcement",
      "type": "official-archive",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-26"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "2024",
    "campus-safety",
    "iowa",
    "scam"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-26",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-26",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}