Scam Alerts

The Virginia Tech Police Department has recently received reports of students becoming the victims of fraud after receiving telephone calls from individuals claiming to be members of a law enforcement or another agency.

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- - May 12, 2019 Situational awareness: Scam alert
    The Virginia Tech Police Department has received several complaints of a recent scam attempt targeting those with a vt.edu email address.
- - Jul 26, 2018 Virginia Tech Police warn of phone scam
- - Mar 23, 2018 Scam Alert: Traffic accident scam
- - Mar 21, 2018 Scam Alert: Secret shopper scam
- - Jun 10, 2016 Scam Alert: Phone scam targeting Virginia Tech students
    During these calls, the victims are told that they owe the government money and, if they are unable to pay the amount while still on the phone, they will be arrested. The callers then instruct the victims to purchase various gift cards and provide the numbers to them. After obtaining the gift card numbers, the callers usually hang up without giving any further instructions.

Community members should report all crimes and suspicious activity/persons anywhere on campus immediately to the Virginia Tech Police Department at 540-382-4343 or by dialing 911. Anonymous tips can be reported online or via the LiveSafe mobile app (for Android and Iphone devices).