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Subject: How to Handle Spoofing Calls that appear to be From UCB campus by Scammers
IST Telecom has become aware that scammers are calling some parents of students and “spoofing” our campus numbers to make it seem that the calls originate from the Berkeley campus.
It is good to be suspicious and to note anything that may be an immediately red flag. Some of the callers are leaving messages in Spanish or maybe other languages. If the university is doing a legitimate fund raising, it is usually in English. If you gets calls like this, you may contact UCPD and 642-6760 and report the matter to them. You may also review the information at the url below for some helpful hints.