ELPD and MSUPD warn students of phone scam
Both the East Lansing Police Department and MSU police are receiving reports of phone scams involving student victims, according to an ELPD statement. The scams involve a caller claiming there is a warrant out for arrest on the person they are calling, saying they must pay fines immediately over the phone or face arrest. Both police departments are saying these are frauds, especially when the caller demands the alleged fine to be paid with a Green Dot or other pre-paid card. ELPD and MSU police stress they do not call to demand the payment of fines by phones. Scams of this nature are long running and The State News reported on them both during last spring semester as well as over the summer.
