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Too good to be true? How scammers target BYU's married student housing market

By Decker Westenburg
May 04, 2021 12:00 AM
On the brink of winter semester midterms and in preparation for marriage to his fiancé, Baylee Dowdle, BYU student Tyler Van Patten found himself scouring the Provo housing market for a home to live in.
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Facebook Scams

By Universe Contributor
October 12, 2018 12:00 AM
Earlier this week Hailey Bunker received the same message on Facebook Messenger from three different people. One was the same message from her friend in Japan in Japanese. It was warning Bunker that her account had been cloned and she needed to forward the message to all her contacts. The message seemed like it was warning about a scam, but it was actually a hoax that went viral. “I was really annoyed,” Bunker said.
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Police Beat: September 19-25

By Kaitlyn Bancroft
September 25, 2017 12:00 AM
BYU
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College students become target of fake FBI phone calls

By Kristi Lee Neuberger
October 26, 2015 12:00 AM
Students receive fake FBI calls demanding personal information. (Universe Photo)
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Provo housing scams costing students

By Adam Richardson
September 18, 2015 12:00 AM
Newly married Dillon and Riley Larson were ecstatic after the homeowner of small Provo house that they found online agreed to rent them out the property for the fall and winter. They were shocked when they learned the home was never for rent — and that they had just been scammed out of approximately $900.
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