Temple University warns of scam targeting parents

Published: Aug 31, 2024 Duration: 00:02:37 Category: News & Politics
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more in the week ahead. Coming up in just a few minutes. Don. >> All right drew, thank you. Another reason to be on alert as students head back to class. Temple University are warning the community about a police impersonation scam. Some parents receiving calls. Their children were arrested, and the only way to get them released. Cold, hard cash. Here's our Joanne Pileggi with what you need to know. >> Well, scammers are at it again this time targeting parents of Temple University students. Experts say it's an old trick with a new audience, and police are warning everyone to be aware it's crazy. >> Sounds like a prank call to me. >> And that prank or scam call is the talk on campus at temple right now. Students received an alert on the university's social media platforms. Scammers impersonating temple police were phoning parents, saying their student had been arrested. The first thing I would do in that situation if I was a parent in that position is call my kid first. Temple police say they've received complaints from at least two parents this weekend. The caller identified themselves as a university police officer and asked for money via Apple Pay or Cash App to get the student out of jail. It's really the grandparent scheme 2.0. >> You know what they're doing is they're using AI, they're using apps to fake your phone number and basically taking advantage of fear. >> Common sense dictates that police or university police wouldn't ask for money to get a student out of jail. But if the scammers call in the middle of the night claiming to be college police, I call it the FUD, right? >> Fear, uncertainty and doubt with bad actors. Want to do. They want to create fear, they want to create uncertainty and they want you to react. They want to take control of your emotions. >> Chris and Kristen Galvan are parents of a freshman, not surprised by scams like this one. And say they definitely investigate before doing anything else. >> Investigate. Don't send money right away. Text your kid. Make sure it's not a scam. >> Keep in contact with your kids. Make sure you know they're doing the right thing, and just be smart about who you're giving information to or paying or whatever you know, because just giving money isn't going to get your kid out of jail either. So, you know, got to be aware of what you're doing. >> So how do scammers target temple parents? Experts say they fish trying hundreds of numbers, hoping they find an unsuspecting

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