Western Sydney students, graduates told university degrees ‘revoked’ in email scam

Students and graduates from Western Sydney University have been targeted in a fraudulent email scam, receiving messages impersonating the institution which claim their degrees have been revoked.

The scam email said: “We regret to inform you that, following a thorough review, the decision has been made to permanently exclude you from any further study at Western Sydney University.”

Graduates from Western Sydney University were told that their degree had been revoked in the scam email.Credit: Rob Homer

The fraudulent email also said “any existing certificates or awards previously issued to you are hereby revoked”.

“This action has been taken in accordance with the Western Sydney University Act 1997, the Western Sydney University By-law 2017, and the relevant policies outlined on the Policy DDS platform,” it added.

The scam email from Western Sydney University informed students that their degrees had been revoked.

A Western Sydney University spokesperson said NSW Police had been informed about the scam.

“Western Sydney University is aware of fraudulent emails sent to students and graduates, with some falsely claiming that they have been excluded from the university or that their qualifications have been revoked,” the spokesperson said.

“These emails are not legitimate and were not issued by the university. We are reaching out to inform people that the email is fraudulent and have informed NSW Police. As this is part of an ongoing police investigation, we are unable to provide further comment at this time. We sincerely apologise for any concern this may have caused.”

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