A group of York students has won the opportunity to have their very own I-phone application developed after winning The App Challenge final, held at the Ron Cooke Hub on Wednesday, January 18.
YUSU Welfare officer Bob Hughes has warned students to be vigilant after a student loans phishing scam has been revealed.
Her Majesty the Queen will be visiting York on Maundy Thursday, 5th April, as part of the 800th anniversary of York’s Charter for the traditional “Royal Maundy” ceremony.
A flood caused by a heating system “failure” forced the university IT services to shut down many essential systems on Sunday night, causing problems for many students on the eve of their exams and assignment due-dates.
Mark Raymond Brown pleaded guilty to 8 counts of deception. Brown told unwitting students that his car had broken down, and then feigned being lost, and continued to ask them how he could get home. He then asked for money toward his train ticket. He promised to return the money to the victim by arranging to meet them the following day, after leaving his mobile number.
He was a very convincing man with a very convincing story
A 3rd year Sociology and Philosophy student who was conned by Brown, said: “He said his car had broken down and that it was near an estate. First of all he asked me where the trains stop and where the station is. I even went over to Vanbrugh porters to check the train times with him.”
The student said: “As we walked under the cameras, he even said that he couldn’t be conning me because he was on camera. I gave him £40 to get home. He was a very convincing man with a convincing story.”
The man told the student that he would give him his mobile number and meet him at a designed place the following day. Once the conman failed to arrive, the student called the mobile number, which turned out to be fake.
The student then reported the crime to the university and the community support team. The conman was later discovered attempting to con another student and was arrested.
The scam is known to have been effective on at least one other York student who cannot be named. The victim believed he had been targeting students near Spring Lane.
Brown was sentenced by York Crown Court after being transferred from Magistrates court last week.
who'd hand over 40 quid??
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