{
  "id": "2023-04-01-university-of-iowa-phone-scam-impersonating-ui-police",
  "slug": "university-of-iowa-phone-scam-impersonating-ui-police-2023-04-01",
  "institution": {
    "name": "University of Iowa",
    "shortName": "Iowa",
    "state": "IA",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "Hawk Alert / Campus Safety",
    "enrollment": 30000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2023-04-01",
    "type": "scam",
    "cleryCategory": "timely-warning",
    "resolution": "resolved",
    "headline": "Phone scam impersonating UI police",
    "headlinePublic": "Phone scam impersonating UI police",
    "summary": "University of Iowa Campus Safety [published a notice](https://safety.uiowa.edu/news/2023/04/phone-scam-impersonating-police-officer). 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 2023-04-01",
      "channel": "email",
      "verbatimText": "This scam sometimes spoofs the legitimate non-emergency phone number of the UI Police Department or the Iowa State University Police Department and impersonates a law enforcement officer in an attempt to gain the trust of the victim.\n\nIt is important to remember that law enforcement would not contact the parents of an adult student if they were arrested and would not ask you to send money or provide financial information under any circumstances.\n\nIf you or someone you know receives such a call, disconnect immediately without providing any personal or financial information and report it to police (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\nAdmin Login",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://safety.uiowa.edu/news/2023/04/phone-scam-impersonating-police-officer",
      "sourceDescription": "University of Iowa Campus Safety news notice",
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim from official safety.uiowa.edu Campus Safety news page."
      ],
      "characterCount": 1034,
      "confidence": "high"
    }
  ],
  "context": "Official University of Iowa Campus Safety news archive.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Complete official campus safety notice text recovered."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Phone scam impersonating UI police",
      "url": "https://safety.uiowa.edu/news/2023/04/phone-scam-impersonating-police-officer",
      "type": "official-archive",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-26"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "2023",
    "campus-safety",
    "iowa",
    "scam"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-26",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-26",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}