{
  "id": "2025-09-02-university-of-oregon-uopd-gift-card-scam",
  "slug": "university-of-oregon-uopd-gift-card-scam-2025-09-02",
  "institution": {
    "name": "University of Oregon",
    "shortName": "Oregon",
    "state": "OR",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "UO Alert"
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2025-09-02",
    "type": "other",
    "cleryCategory": "advisory",
    "headline": "Scam callers spoof UOPD asking for gift cards",
    "headlinePublic": "Scam callers spoof UOPD asking for gift cards",
    "summary": "UOPD [issued a security advisory after several reports of scammers mimicking a UOPD phone number and asking for money or gift cards](https://safety.uoregon.edu/alerts/2025/09/02/uo-security-advisory-eugene-police-don-t-call-asking-for-money-or-gift-cards).",
    "outcome": "Hang-up / refuse / FBI IC3 / UOPD 541-346-2919 instructions. Official curly apostrophes preserved."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "channel": "email",
      "verbatimText": "Sept. 2, 2025 9:45 a.m.\n\nThe University of Oregon Police Department has received several reports recently of people being called by a scammer using a UOPD phone number. The caller says that they are from UOPD and asks for money or a gift card to pay a fine or settle a warrant out for the person’s arrest. UOPD’s phone number has been mimicked to show up on caller ID, making the story seem legitimate. This is a scam that occurs across the country. A law enforcement agency will not ask you for this type of information or request gift cards for payment.\n\nIf you receive a call and recognize that it is a scam, hang up and report it to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center.\n\nIf you are a victim of this or any other scam, call UOPD at 541-346-2919.\n\nRemember:\n\n• If someone asks you for cash, gift cards, credit card numbers, security logins, or other personal information, REFUSE. Call the police or find another way to contact a legitimate business to follow up. Do not use a callback number they give you.\n\n• Don’t give out computer or phone logins, personal, or financial information to someone who calls you. If you are not sure about the call, hang up and find the real agency phone number and call yourself.\n\n• Beware high-pressure techniques. Don’t give information or make a decision on the spot.\n\n•If it sounds quirky or weird, it probably is.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://safety.uoregon.edu/alerts/2025/09/02/uo-security-advisory-eugene-police-don-t-call-asking-for-money-or-gift-cards",
      "sourceDescription": "UO Security Advisory Eugene: Police don't call asking for money or gift cards",
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        "Thread N/A (web posting, not X).",
        "Distinct incident from 2025-09-01-university-of-oregon-portland-campus-power-outage: adjacent calendar date, different campus and type."
      ],
      "characterCount": 1359,
      "timestamp": "2025-09-02T09:45:00-07:00"
    }
  ],
  "context": "University of Oregon posts UO Security Advisories on [safety.uoregon.edu/alerts](https://safety.uoregon.edu/alerts).",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Scammers spoofing a UOPD number asking for gift cards; refuse and report."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "UO Security Advisory Eugene: Police don't call asking for money or gift cards",
      "url": "https://safety.uoregon.edu/alerts/2025/09/02/uo-security-advisory-eugene-police-don-t-call-asking-for-money-or-gift-cards",
      "type": "official-archive",
      "accessDate": "2026-08-24",
      "archiveUrl": null,
      "archiveNotes": "SPN not attempted this batch; named for follow-up"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "public-r1",
    "oregon",
    "uo-alert",
    "advisory",
    "other"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-08-24",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-08-24",
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