Scam Alert: Robotics Technologies
Robotics Technologies was recently reported to ISSS for emailing students and asking for personal documents (passport, educational documents, I20s and EADs). The emails were unsolicited. Students who had not applied for a position at Robotics Technologies received the emails.
Note: Legitimate companies will never send an email asking you for personal information. It is never a good idea to email your personal documents, including immigration documents, to anyone you do not know. You can provide these types of documents to an employer with whom you have been offered a position and are required to complete official hiring procedures.
If you have received one of these emails and/or replied to the email and provided personal documents, read the information below to learn about reporting a scam and where to go to for assistance.
Reporting Scams
In addition to reporting a scam to the local police department and our ISSS office, you can also report a scam to the following offices:
- Federal Trade Commission
- Colorado Attorney General’s Office
- Reporting Immigration Scams Outside of Colorado
If you are the target of a scam, you may want to contact the following on-campus offices to seek additional support or assistance:
- Office of Victim Assistance (OVA)
- Counseling and Psychiatric Services (CAPS)
- CU Boulder Police Department
Additional Resources
- Identity Theft
- IRS Imposter Scams (Video)
- Federal Trade Commission: Consumer Information Blog
- Imposter Scams
- Scammers Go After International Students' Money
- USCIS
- Protect Yourself from Scams
- Common Scams
- Recognize and avoid job scams
- Beware of scholarship and financial aid scams
- Latest campus email phishing scams
- Scam Awareness
- Beware of Immigration Scams (Pamphlet)