By Caleb Henderson
Editor
Fraud
An investigation has been launched into a recent fraud case where a WCC student was unable to receive their refund check from the school. Due to the inquiry being launched on Jan. 23, no suspects have been identified and not much else is known about the perpetrator – but readers should be advised to check back into the Voice’s crime log or visit the public safety building on campus for further updates.
John L. Leacher, the chief of public safety and emergency management at WCC, offered several tips to students and the general public on how to stay safe from fraud or identity theft cases similar to this in the future:
- Don’t ever give out personal information
- Many cases of identity theft come via spam calls, be weary of answering calls from unknown numbers
- Watch out for IRS fraud scams during tax season
- IRS never calls when inquiring about information, only sends information through the mail
