Scram, scammers!

From the University of Saint Friancis:

Over the past several days we have received several phone calls from various individuals who lives in various parts of the greater Fort Wayne area to let us know that scammers are going door to door claiming to be USF students (which they are not) and stating that they are raising funds for the USF debate team (we do not currently have such a team). In some instances, the scammers have asked for outright donations; in other instances, they have asked individuals to order items online so that the proceeds from the online sales can go to the non-existent debate team.

Last year a similar group of scammers went door to door claiming to be either USF students or Huntington University students (which they were not) and stating that they were raising money for a non-existent school-sponsored trip abroad.

The authorities tell us that these groups of scammers tend to travel from city to city and use the names of local schools. As with any door-to-door scams, residents should immediately alert the police that the scammers are in that particular neighborhood. Also, please let your neighbors and others know that this is a scam and that these people have no affiliation with USF.

Thank you.

Miss Vicki L. Jacobs
Administration Liaison - Office of the President
University of Saint Francis, 2701 Spring Street, Fort Wayne, IN 46808
ph: 260-434-3297 / fax: 260-434-3246 / e-mail: vjacobs@sf.edu

Barbara J. Loomis
Office of Campus Ministry
Bishop Dwenger High School
Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend
260-496-4736