RICHMOND, Va. — VCU Police are warning the community after identifying a worrying trend on campus.
Scammers have offered money to roughly a dozen students over social media to use their photos, according to VCU Police officer Nick Champigny with VCU Police.
Then, the scammers send a fraudulent check to the victim for more than the agreed-upon amount. The victim is told to deposit the check and send the difference back. Financial institutions then flag the checks as fraudulent, VCU Police said…