SCAM ALERT The University has received reports of scammers posing as USC alumni attempting to sell vehicles and rent out housing that don’t exist. These scams target USC community members. We urge you to be diligent and exercise caution when engaging in online transactions to protect yourself from these scams. Last year alone, USC students…
Category: Community Safety Advisory
A suspect in multiple recent DPS reports, Isreal Jherson Araujo, which was the subject of a DPS crime alert and incident resolution alert sent out to the university community last week, has been released from custody. Arujo was arrested on the UPC campus for trespassing yesterday, booked into LAPD custody again, and is released as…
In response to recently reported crimes, the Department of Public Safety would like to make the following safety recommendations: – If selling property online, complete the transaction in a public place like at the DPS station on campus located at 3667 McClintock Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90089. Do not meet buyers in remote areas. Limit…
We are aware that some students have been victims of a spoofing campaign falsely coming from a USC Admissions phone number regarding immigration issues. These are not real and are not, in any way, coming from USC. If you received one of these calls, please disregard and notify EEO-TIX. If you are in immediate DANGER,…
The USC Department of Public Safety (DPS) wants to make the campus community aware of a telephone scam in which an individual posing as a USC security officer attempts to collect or extort money from USC parents. The scam involves late night phone calls to USC parents claiming that their student has been incarcerated and…
SCAM ALERT The University has seen a surge of emails from scammers posing as the USC billing department. These scammers have been sharing fake invoices in efforts to steal student information and tuition. We urge you to be diligent and exercise caution when opening emails to protect yourself from this scam. Last year alone, USC…
COMMUNITY SAFETY ADVISORY – BURGLARY PREVENTION The USC Department of Public Safety (DPS) has noticed an increase in residential burglaries occurring off campus. Burglars tend to target homes or apartments with unsecured doors and/or windows. As we approach Winter Recess, please review the below tips to avoid becoming the victim of a burglary. General tips…
The USC Department of Public Safety (DPS) wants to make the campus community aware of a telephone scam in which an individual posing as a USC security officer attempts to collect or extort money from USC parents. The scam involves late night phone calls to USC parents claiming that their student has been incarcerated and…
The USC Department of Public Safety has received reports from students, many of whom are international students, who were deceived into giving money to impostors posing as law enforcement officials or representatives of agencies including the Social Security Administration, IRS, U.S. Customs, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and Department of Homeland Security. Some impostors or…
The university has recently received three reports of students being scammed while attempting to purchase USC home football game tickets. The victims connected with the suspects through GroupMe. The suspects purported to be students. The victims requested to purchase tickets to a USC home football game. The suspects agreed to sell the tickets, and the…
