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Recent Incidents and Scams in Lincoln Hills
1. (Theft) On Wednesday, 9/22/21 at 11AM there was a report of a Catalytic Converter being stolen from a vehicle parked in the Raley’s parking lot. No further information available at this time. *
2. (Theft) On Wednesday, 9/29/21 a resident on the 1400 block of Dapple Dawn Ln reports that some person(s) unknown attempted to steal the catalytic converter from their vehicle parked in their driveway. They now park the car in the garage at night. (V30C backs to golf course & Del Webb Blvd, entrance is Rose Bouquet off Del Webb)
3. (Scam) A resident received a call from an unknown person (scammer) who told the resident that funds had accidentally been deposited into the resident’s account and that the money needed to be returned immediately. It is not clear exactly how the resident was convinced to send $48,000 to the scammer via wire transfer from the resident’s Wells Fargo Bank account.
4. (Scam) Another scam was reported in which the resident received a call from an unknown person (scammer) who claimed to be from Amazon. The caller stated that a “suspicious order for $795.00” from Dayton, Ohio had been placed on the resident’s account. The resident was requested to hit #1 to speak to a service representative. Caller ID showed the call coming from PG&E so the resident hung up and called Amazon direct. Amazon security confirmed that this was a scam. This resident was Aware and Alert and did not fall for this Scam.
5. (Scam) This resident received a very official looking email allegedly from Bank of America. The email had the correct last four digits of the resident’s Trust account. The resident was asked to verify the full account number, resident’s date of birth and social security number. The resident was very suspicious and did not respond to the email. He will contact the Bank of America manager directly.
6. (Scam) A resident was contacted by individuals claiming to be from Bitcoin and lost a large sum of money. No further details are available.
7. (Scam) Various email schemes claim to be sending a survey questionnaire with a monetary reward. One of the tips is that the message is cc’d to “your first name@aol.com.” Delete the email.
Always be wary of any unsolicited requests for personal information or any situation where you are asked to respond immediately to some allegedly urgent money matters.
When you receive any suspicious/unsolicited phone call, just don’t answer. If the call is legitimate, the caller will leave a message. Don’t respond to unsolicited emails that arouse your suspicions. If you are in doubt, contact a relative, friend or neighbor for advice.
*For more information read the following alert published by Hartford Insurance PROTECTING YOUR CAR’S CATALYTIC CONVERTER