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Fraudulent Emails

BU students and administrators comment on recent email scams

Ella Nigro February 16, 2023
Boston University Police Department sent an alert to the BU community on Monday, Feb. 13 about recent fraudulent emails targeted at students and faculty. BUPD’s email alert outlined what makes an email suspicious and provided advice about how to spot a fraudulent email.
Yvonne Tang / DFP Staff

EDITORIAL: Students should be careful of scams, but the administration should too

Editors September 21, 2021
As more students fall victim to scams, the administration should consider how some of these scams may fly under their radar.
Bini Ollivier-Yamin

Canceled: College

Bini Ollivier-Yamin September 29, 2020
In 2020, however, the scammer is no longer represented by some seedy individual bombarding your Instagram or spam emails. The scammer is now your government, your health care provider and even your university. 
East to West: Feb. 8, 2019

East to West: Feb. 8, 2019

Mike Reddy February 8, 2019

On this episode of "East to West," we talk about email scams, a statewide plan to end youth homelessness, fake IDs, and more. This episode originally aired Feb. 8, 2019. For a full archive of East...

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