{
  "id": "2026-09-22-grand-canyon-university-student-fraud-advisory",
  "slug": "grand-canyon-university-student-fraud-advisory-2026-09-22",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Grand Canyon University",
    "shortName": "GCU",
    "state": "AZ",
    "type": "for-profit",
    "alertSystemName": "AlertGCU",
    "enrollment": 100000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2026-09-22",
    "type": "other",
    "cleryCategory": "advisory",
    "resolution": "confirmed-threat",
    "headline": "Police warn students about check and wire fraud",
    "headlinePublic": "Police warn students about check and wire fraud",
    "summary": "Campus police warned students about fraudulent requests for money, checks, and banking information, and told them to report suspicious messages to Public Safety or the FBI, on the [fraud alert page](https://emergency.gcu.edu/important-fraud-alert-for-students/).",
    "outcome": "Students were told not to send money or share financial information and to report suspicious requests."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "The alert-history post is dated 2026-09-22 and does not give a clock time.",
      "channel": "website",
      "verbatimText": "Grand Canyon University Police Department has received numerous reports of fraudulent activity targeting students. Please remain vigilant and use caution when receiving unexpected requests for money, checks, banking information, or other personal information. Do not cash or deposit checks received from unknown individuals, and do not send money to anyone you do not know or cannot independently verify. Be cautious of requests involving wire transfers, bitcoin, or promises of payment in exchange for depositing a check.\n\nIf you receive a suspicious message or request, do not respond or provide personal or financial information. Report the suspected fraud to Public Safety or file a complaint to the FBI internet crimes division at www.IC3.Gov.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://emergency.gcu.edu/important-fraud-alert-for-students/",
      "sourceDescription": "AlertGCU fraud advisory posted on the emergency site",
      "annotations": [
        "The alert-history post dated 2026-09-22. Page title and footer were not copied. The two paragraphs are separated by a blank line, as on the page.",
        "Dual independent fetch 2026-10-04. sha256 589f8ab9f3919a09aa05b10b579ace63bf9179490f07608307de345608f009ce. Both reads took this body from the official page."
      ],
      "characterCount": 748
    }
  ],
  "context": "Campus police said they had received numerous reports of fraud aimed at students, including fake checks, wire transfers, and bitcoin requests. The post is on the [alert history](https://emergency.gcu.edu/alert-history/) and the [fraud alert page](https://emergency.gcu.edu/important-fraud-alert-for-students/).",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Campus police warned students not to cash unexpected checks or send money, and to report the fraud."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Important fraud alert for students",
      "url": "https://emergency.gcu.edu/important-fraud-alert-for-students/",
      "type": "official-archive",
      "accessDate": "2026-10-04",
      "archiveUrl": null,
      "archiveNotes": "SPN not attempted after one in-flight save at 17:22Z"
    },
    {
      "title": "GCU alert history",
      "url": "https://emergency.gcu.edu/alert-history/",
      "type": "official-archive",
      "accessDate": "2026-10-04",
      "archiveUrl": null,
      "archiveNotes": "SPN not attempted after one in-flight save at 17:22Z"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "for-profit",
    "arizona",
    "grand-canyon",
    "other"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-10-04",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-10-04",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}