Jeri Williams Jefe de la Policía |
Departamento de Policía de Oxnard
R. Jason Benites De Scott Whitney |
OXNARD DEPARTAMENTO DE POLICÍA
COMUNICADO DE PRENSA
INCIDENTE: | Oxnard Police Warns of U.S. Treasury Scam Targeting Oxnard Residents |
FECHA / HORA: | Mayo 22, 2015 |
UBICACIÓN: | Toda la Ciudad |
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PREPARADO POR: | El detective Crystal Walker |
PERSONA DE CONTACTO & INFORMACIÓN DE CONTACTO: |
El detective Crystal Walker (805) 385-7668 o crystal.walker @ oxnardpd.org |
DETALLES:
The Oxnard Police Department has been informed that residents are receiving scam phone calls involving the Department of the Treasury. Individuals are being told that they have won a grant or similar award but have to provide personal information or send a sum of money for the “award” to be released. In some cases, the caller has become aggressive and threatening.
Esto es una estafa. The Department of the Treasury does not have this type of program nor would they threaten a member of the public if they are not provided with money or information. Similarly, any person calling and claiming to be from a government agency would not demand or threaten a member of the public.
Scams such as this have been circulating for some time and on previous occasions, the Oxnard Police Department has received reports of the callers purporting to be from Southern California Edison, the IRS, the Sheriff’s Department and miscellaneous law offices. Recordar, there are many variations of these scams but all end with the victim losing their money or property with the promise of gain. Below are some tips to avoid becoming a victim.
· Do not give your personal identifying information to anyone that you do not know or did not solicit their services.
· Do not respond to any request that you send money or information to someone because you “won” un premio o una lotería.
· Do not respond to anyone asking you to send money by “wire” transfer (you are sending cash – you won’t get it back), “Western Union” or “Green Dot”, etc.
What to do if you are a victim of a scam or identity theft:
·Accumulate all of the paperwork showing that you have been a victim and contact your local police agency to initiate a report.
·If the scam was not completed, you are not a victim. sin embargo, if you would like to report the scam to authorities, contact the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) en www.ftc.gov, https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov o llame al (202) 326-2222.
Other informational links:
- FTC scam: http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/did-you-get-consumer-complaint-notification-ftc-its-scam
- IRS scam: http://www.treasury.gov/tigta/press/press_tigta-2015-01_home.htm, http://www.irs.gov/uac/Newsroom/IRS-Repeats-Warning-about-Phone-Scams.
FECHA / TIEMPO DE PREPARACIÓN: 05-22-15/1442 horas