Press Release - 3/6/2019 - HPD warns of another scam
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HPD warns of another scam
A Word From the
Wynne
Over the past
Between the Pages
several years
City Connection
the Huntsville
General City News
Police
Library
Department,
This Week in
as well as law
Huntsville
enforcement
agencies
throughout the
country, have
seen a rise in
the reporting of various types of scams
costing victims hundreds, if not thousands of
dollars. A scam is a theft by deception in which the scammer will in some way divert
the victim’s attention or deceive the victim. While doing so the scammer will steal the
victim’s money directly or identification information and use that information to steal
from the victim at a later time.
The police department has been receiving numerous calls over the past several days
in which people purporting to be a utility company (Centerpoint, Entergy, etc) are
calling persons and advising them they owe money to the company and unless the
victim’s credit card information is provided over the phone immediately their utilities
will be turned off. Additionally, persons alleging to be deputies with the Walker
County Sheriff’s Department are calling people telling them they missed jury duty and
a warrant is out for their arrest. Furthermore, if the victim does not provide credit card
information over the phone a deputy will be dispatched to arrest them. These calls
are scams! Neither companies nor law enforcement will make phone calls
demanding credit card information be provided over the phone immediately. If you
receive a call like these, or similar calls, do not provide the person calling with any
information. Hang up and call the official number for the business or government
entity to verify your standing with them.
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