Scholarship Scam Warning

[Wes_517]

I just recieved an email about this scam, right now it's mostly at the University of Wisconsin Platteville, but with fall comming again anyone's just a phone call away...

----------------------------

Several UW-Platteville students were contacted yesterday by telephone and informed that they had WON a scholarship. The caller was seeking bank info, SSN info, mother's maiden name, and all the other info necessary for identify theft, credit card or bank scam.

The University Police at UW Oshkosh were contacted this morning by a UWO student who reported receiving a similar call from an individual also claiming to be verifying a scholarship that had been won. The caller was looking for home address information, length the student had lived at the residence, where the student had been employed, SSN and bank information. Fortunately the student hung up before giving out too much information.

This is a SCAM !!

Please report any phone calls like this immediately to University
Police.

NEVER give out your Social Security Number, financial or personal information to anyone not authorized to utilize it. NEVER give out sensitive or personal information over the phone. Guard your identity !

Be informed ... be safe... and be aware !