The FBI is sharing information to U.S. based universities and university students victimized by credit card schemes involving high-end electronic purchases. A recent analysis of reports from victims of fraud targeting U.S. institutes of higher education (IHEs) and their students identified a series of occurrences involving individuals targeting campus bookstores and students with valid campus identification. IHEs have sustained financial loss of several thousand dollars from each occurrence. The FBI is highlighting the following scam to raise awareness, and to provide tips on how the public can protect itself from becoming a victim. Go to http://www.wichita.edu/j/?5639 for more information.
