Shopping scam targeting the elderly
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- Shopping scam targeting the elderly
- What you need to do to get check
- Read the email: Police investigate bogus bank email
- St. Johns County
Shopping scam targeting the elderly
Bucks Free Press – Feb 19, 2008
The alert comes after several incidents involving telephone calls from someone claiming to work for South xfordshire District Council (SDC). The caller asked to carry out shopping as part of aspecial service offered by the authority. Trading Standards officers were made aware and contacted SDC. The council then confirmed it was not connected to these calls. It added that it the only shopping service it offered was contractedto a company called Montclair which does not cold call clients in that way.
What you need to do to get check
Akron Beacon Journal – Feb 19, 2008
• Watch for two IRS notices: Most taxpayers will receive two notices from the IRS. ne will explain the stimulus payment program and another will confirm the recipients’ eligibility payment amount and approximate timetable for the payment. Be alert for tax rebate scams such as telephone calls or e-mails claiming to be from the IRS and asking for sensitive financial information. The IRS does not call or e-mail taxpayers about payments nor will it ask for financial information. Scam e-mails and information about scam calls should be forwarded by e-mail to.
Read the email: Police investigate bogus bank email
WVEC.com – WVEC.com (subscription) – Feb 19, 2008
Police spokeswoman Lt. Debbie George says the e-mail is bogus. "It was sent out claiming to be from Suffolk First Bank instructing recipients to contact a telephone number" she said. “It is a pretty clever scam scamming you under the guise of ‘We’re protecting you from a scam. ‘" Police say the person on the other end of the phone has tried to get information from several people. Investigators were made aware of the situation on Saturday when a person called after receiving the e-mail and calling the listed number. Darrell Swanigan President of Suffolk First Bank and his staff acted quiclky after receiving calls from customers and non-customers from across the country questioning the email.
St. Johns County
St. Augustine Record – St. Augustine Record (subscription) – Feb 19, 2008
Johns CountyNew scam reported: Investigators at the St. Johns County Sheriff’s ffice have received about a dozen complaints in recent days from residents saying they are being solicited by con artists claiming to be collecting money for various law enforcement agencies according to Sgt. He said residents are getting calls from people saying they are collecting money to keep kids off drugs on behalf of the St. Johns Police Department Mulligan said… “In today’s world of identity theft check washing and the like that’s just a bad idea” Mulligan said. Some residents have said a caller has claimed to be collecting money for the Fraternal rder of Police (FP). fficials at the FP told Mulligan they have not solicited money over the telephone in years so it can’t be real. Mulligan said while some of the solicitors might be legitimate others have detectives suspicious. “All of these things should be questioned” Mulligan said. “Folks should be aware that these scam artists go about their business thinking of creative stories that make you believe it or buy into it. PLICE REPRTSThe following was compiled from police reports collected from the St.
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