Campus Crime Alerts     LEWD CONDUCT (03.09.04)  On Tuesday, March 9th, 2004, in the city of Carson on the Dominguez Hills campus, a lewd act took place involving a female victim that was video taped without her permission or knowledge.   Suspect Actions: The suspect approaches the female victim while she is alone and then requests help in finding directions to an unknown location.  While the victim is distracted and looking the other way, the suspect places a video camera while still in its bag and open, but facing in an upward direction under the victims skirt and video tapes her without her permission or knowledge.  The suspect then walks into a nearby parking lot and out of view.   Lewd Act Defined: The use of a video camera to film or record an identifiable person under or through the person’s clothing, to view the body, or undergarments without consent or knowledge, with the intent to arouse, appeal, or gratify the lust, passion, or sexual desire of the defendant and invade the other person’s privacy, under circumstance or a reasonable expectation of privacy.   The above violation is a Misdemeanor, and is an arrestable offense.   The suspect is described as:      Male      Hispanic      Date of Birth of 02/19/77      27 years of age      6’-0”      205 lbs.   The suspect was stopped by the Dominguez Hills University Police and arrested shortly after the crime took place.   If you have been a victim of this type of crime please contact the University Police Department Detective Unit and ask for:   Detective Williams or Detective Sergeant Kinoshita at 310-243-2011.   Crime Alert Bulletin - Lewd Conduct (03·09·04)       ROBBERY AT THE SBS BUILDING (03·01·04)  On Saturday night, February 21, 2004 at about 8:00 pm a Robbery occurred on the first floor of the SBS building.  The suspect approached the victims by the restroom.  He held a dark colored automatic handgun in his right hand.  He asked the victims if they had anything.  The victims gave him $20 in cash.  He apologized for having to rob them.  The suspect went with the victims to their car, where they gave him some more money.  The victims drove off.  The suspect left in an unknown direction.   Suspect Description:       Male African-American      19-23 years of age      6'1" tall      Medium build      Short black hair      Wearing a dark grey designer type flight jacket, and sagging dark jeans      No facial hair or other oddities observed.    Any information on this or any other incident can be forward to Detective Williams or Detective Sergeant Kinoshita at 310-243-2011.   Crime Alert Bulletin - Robbery (03·01·04)       ILLEGAL PARKING ON VICTORIA STREET (10·25·03)  Los Angeles County Sheriff Office - Carson Station has notified us that the city added "Tow Away" to the No Stopping signs on Victoria Street between Avalon and Central.  Deputies have been citing there, but some students/staff/faculty are still ignoring the signs parking illegally.  Starting 10/29/03, the Sheriff's Department is going to start enforcing the tow away provision.  If a vehicle is towed, the owner needs to contact Carson Station at 310-830-1123 regarding that vehicle.       IDENTITY THEFT (05·21·03)  Identity Theft crimes have been increasing at alarming proportions nationwide.  CSU Dominguez Hills has not been immune to this problem.  Several schemes to get your personal identification are currently being used.  One particular sinister scheme utilizes fake IRS forms mailed to you.  Contact the IRS for further details.   We have also put together a PowerPoint slide presentation entitled "Identity Theft" on how you can minimize your risk of becoming a victim.  The presentation will open in your browser or you can download this file to your computer:   Identity Theft (47k).       4-1-9 FRAUD SCHEME (01·28·03)  Recently we have had several inquiries regarding an email from a purported Nigerian or other foreign government "official".  An offer is made to transfer millions of dollars in excess funds into your personal bank account.   This is a fraud scheme which has been circulating for at least the past 8 years.  the scheme is known as the "Nigerian advance fee fraud" or "4-1-9" scheme.  419 after the Nigerian Penal Code section which addresses fraud schemes.   Unlike certain mass-target scams (such as the Chain Letter Scam) the Nigerian Fee Scam targets business owners and /or administrators.     Basically, the scam boils down to someone claiming to be from the Nigerian Central Bank or Nigerian Government requesting your bank account details under the pretext that they have a huge amount of money in Nigeria and need to "salt it away" in foreign bank accounts.  They will deposit the money into your account and come back for it later.  You get to keep either the interest accrued, a percentage of the deposit or a flat fee (this varies).   Once they have you interested in the venture, they announce unforeseen fees or taxes which you need to pay before the money can be released.  Each fee/tax is said to be the "last" one, but never is.  By this method they milk your bank account.   This particular scam became very sinister when an American was murdered in Lagos, Nigeria in 1995 as a result of becoming involved in it.   Reporting The FTC is the agency of the U.S. government that is responsible for enforcing a variety of consumer protection laws.  they are looking at the problem of fraudulent unsolicited commercial email.  Many of these emails and postings offer a product, service, or money making opportunity and ask you to send money.   You may report email scams directly to the Federal Trade commission (FTC) by forwarding the email to the FTC.       California State University Dominguez Hills • 1000 E Victoria Street • Carson, CA 90747 • 310-243-3696 If any of the material is in violation of a copyright, please contact copyright@csudh.edu. 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