Washington University whams shams and scams
The International Students and Scholars team at Washington University in St. Louis does its best to keep international students informed on the latest scams, but knows that they are "never
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Maria’s story: UC Davis Fulbright scholar scammed
Tell us about yourself
My name is Maria Kanwal, I am a Fulbright Phd scholar from Pakistan with a Master's in Energy Systems Engineering from National University of Science and Technologies.
ASU international student drowns in swimming pool
On the morning of Monday 13 September, the body of Gafaru Adam was found at the bottom of a backyard swimming pool at a home on South Kachina Circle in
Chilean international student drowns in Hurricane Ida floods
Hurricane Ida has devastated large parts of the United States.
On 1 September Daphne Francisca Lopez Del Bono died when her vehicle was submerged in floodwaters flood waters in Hillsborough
Two WNCC students die in aviation course accident
On Thursday 1 April, two international students at Western Nebraska Community College (WNCC) were killed while working on an aircraft engine in the college's aviation maintenance facility.
In a statement
Drew University international student missing
In the US, the Madison Police in New Jersey, and the New York Police Department are seeking the help of the public to locate missing Drew University international student, Ajay
UChicago international student shot dead
On Saturday 9 January 2021, a University of Chicago (UChicago) international student was shot dead in Chicago in a series of shootings across the city.
The victim was 30-year-old Chinese
EduBoston – agent gets 5 years jail
At the end of September 2019 US based education agency EduBoston suddenly shut up shop leaving client schools and hundreds of Chinese international students with unpaid tuition fees (see Boston Globe and PIE
BU international students lose $300k in scams
In 2020 criminals have stolen almost US$300,000 from Boston University (BU) international students in 22 scams says the Boston University Police Department.
Half of the scam incidents occurred in a
US visa scam targets international students
US Customs and Immigration Enforcement (ICE) has issued a warning about a visa scam targeting international students.
ICE says that the scam involves the following steps:
The scammer says they are a