At UNSW College, we are determined to protect the safety of our students and advocate for the education of both staff and students to ensure our community is aware of schemes that are designed to act against our best interests.
A SCAM is a trick or a fraudulent way to get you to pay someone money, or to steal your personal information.
A SCAM can feel so real that if you are caught in a SCAM, you will genuinely believe that you are in trouble – or must pay money – otherwise something bad may happen to you or your family members.
SCAMS are very common and often target international students.
A SCAMMER is a person who pretends to be someone they are not – they are an actor pretending to work in a business, government, or authority role who will use very strong scare tactics to trick you into paying money or release your personal information, including personal address, passport or bank details.
A SCAMMER will often try to put pressure on you, scare you, or force you not to tell family members of friends about the situation.
Take the SCAM test – what will you do next?
What should you do if you are in a scam?
Please tell someone immediately – this may feel very hard to do being scammed is even harder in the end. The Student Wellbeing Team are very familiar with international student scams and are here to help you every step of the way.
Walk in: Level 1, UNSW College L5 Building
Email us: [email protected]
Meet us: Click here to book a confidential appointment
We will help you to report the scam to campus security, local police, banks or other organisations such as police on 131 444 or to Scamwatch.
