Two cases of fraud were reported on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus, both of which were related to four fraud cases from the week before, according to the UNL Police Departmentâs Daily Crime & Fire log and Sgt. Margot Nason.
On Feb. 28, a UNL student reported that a non-affiliate asked to borrow their phone to make a call at Love Library South, but the individual transferred money instead. Another student reported a similar fraud in progress at Howard L. Hawks Hall on March 2, according to the crime log.
Nason said the non-affiliate male was the same individual who asked to borrow studentsâ phones and then sent money to himself on Feb. 25 and 26 at Love Library South and the Nebraska Union.
There were four related reports of fraud on Feb. 25 and Feb. 26, three occuring at Love Library South and one at the Nebraska Union.
Several University of Nebraska-Lincoln students let someone borrow their phone to make a call, but the person transferred money to themselves through a money transfer app, according to the UNL Police Departmentâs Daily Crime & Fire log.Â
UNLPD officers know who was making the fraudulent money transfers and are finishing up paperwork on the cases, according to Sgt. Margot Nason.
From Feb. 21-27, the most frequently reported incidents were possession of narcotics and fraud â including con games, deception, false pretense and other â with four reports each. Vandalism of the âotherâ category, not including graffiti or drive-by shooting, driving while intoxicated and disturbance of the âotherâ category, not including domestic or wild party, followed with three reports each. Minor in possession of alcohol followed with