A U. of I. student reported that he was invited to chat on Instagram by an unknown person. The conversation became sexual in nature, and the unknown person invited the student into a video chat to perform intimate acts. When the video chat ended, the unknown person demanded money under threat of sending the video to the student's social media contacts. The student did not pay and blocked the account.

A U. of I. student reported that he was invited to chat on Instagram by an unknown person. The conversation became sexual in nature, and the unknown person invited the student into a video chat to perform intimate acts. When the video chat ended, the unknown person instructed the student to send $1,000 under threat of sending the video to the student's social media contacts.

A U. of I. student reported that he attempted to purchase an iPhone being offered for $500 on the OfferUp app. The student contacted the seller and ultimately paid for the phone using a mobile banking app, but the phone was never shipped.

A U. of I. student was at work and received a phone call from a person purporting to be the business owner. The fake owner said that the student was expecting a package and needed to pay costs associated with it. The fake owner requested that the student send a total of $1,140 in two transactions, one through a mobile payment app and the other through a wire transfer. The student was then directed to attempt to pry open the business' safe and send money from it. She was stopped by a coworker.

A U. of I. student reported that she contacted an unknown person on Facebook after seeing an ad that the person was offering a free laptop computer to anyone who paid the shipping costs. The student sent $62 via an online payment app for shipping. The scammer indicated that she needed another $50, which the student sent. The student never heard anything further about the computer or shipping.