Western Sydney University graduates sent ‘fraudulent’ emails claiming degrees were ‘revoked’

University apologised to recipients, saying emails were referred to police and were not legitimate

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Current and former students at Western Sydney University (WSU) have received “fraudulent” emails, including one warning that some students’ degrees had been revoked.

WSU confirmed this morning that fraudulent emails had been sent to students and graduates over the past 24 hours, saying some were “falsely claiming that they have been excluded from the university or that their qualifications have been revoked”.