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The UTD Mercury

UTD's student-run newspaper since 1980

The UTD Mercury

UTD's student-run newspaper since 1980

The UTD Mercury

Graphic by Sarah Besserer | Mercury Staff.

Monks solicit students for money

March 5, 2018

People claiming to be traveling monks or temple-goers are approaching UTD students around campus and asking for money. The people usually claim they are from a local temple and hand out religious texts,...

Graphic by Anthony McNair | Mercury Staff.

Community loses funds to cyber crime

December 4, 2017

Editor’s note: Vicky’s name was changed to protect her identity UTD victims lost nearly $50,000 to online and telephone scams this year. When students and faculty become more aware of the warning signs,...

Students lose thousands in scams

Students lose thousands in scams

March 6, 2017

The Information Security Office and the UTD police department are aiding students and alumni targeted by recent email and phone scams. In the last year, 26 students reported falling victim to phone scams,...

Anusha Bhattacharya, a mechanical engineering senior, fell victim to an employment scam that requested she transfer money overseas to get a job. Senior Public Safety Officer David Spigelmyer recommends students be sure to do background research on online job postings as a precautionary measure. Graphic by Hamid Shah | Graphics Editor.

Student loses $2,000 in recent swindling scams

October 17, 2016

A UTD student fell victim to a job scam and lost roughly $2000 in an employment ruse. UTD Police Lieutenant Ken Mackenzie said there are, per semester, at least three to four victims of identity theft...

Scammers target students for money

Scammers target students for money

November 4, 2014

A student called UTDPD on Oct. 16 to report a caller claiming to be an agent of the Internal Revenue Service to coax money from the student. The scammer asked the international student to deposit $460...

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