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UW police warn against ‘massive uptick’ in scams targeting students

With students returning to campus for the 2021-22 school year, scammers are out in full force. UW Police Department says it’s seeing a “massive uptick” in the number of scams targeting students and community members. According to a report from the UW Police Department, the FBI tracked over $3.5 billion in losses due to scams in 2019.