Scam: Caller ID Spoofing Scam for Computer Repair

Caller ID Spoofing Scam for Computer Repair You think it’s never going to happen to you – until it does. One of our residents recently purchased a printer for her computer from Staples. The printer developed a problem and she called the WARRANTY NUMBER listed on the original printer information…

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Scam:Recent Scam

PROTECT-- Providing Resources & Outreach to Elderly Citizens Together ***PURSE SNATCH ALERT*** A senior citizen went into a grocery store and left her purse unattended in the cart. While she was reaching for something off of the shelf – her wallet was stolen. She reported the theft to the store…

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Scam: Recent Scams reported in Lincoln Hills

1...... One of our residents received a letter, postmarked from Canada. The sender/"Scammer" was allegedly an "Account Manager" working at the National Bank of Canada. The "Scammer" goes into great detail explaining to the resident that he is in charge of an old account with $7.1 million in it. He alleges…

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Scam: Recent Scams

Type: Scam Subject: Recent Scams At the March 20 Spring Symposium Police Chief Lee said they average one successful scam report every week. He said someone recently lost $80,000. Some recent Lincoln Hills scams: 1…. A male resident/victim and a female "Scammer" were chatting on the "GOOGLE HANGOUT APP" which…

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Alert: Computer Scams

Visit our website at  sclhwatch.org . Click on Alerts , just above the photos. There you will see all the Alerts sent out since the new website went live in June, 2018. We have many flyers dealing with safety tips that can be found when you click on SECURITY  in the menu bar with the brown…

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Scam: Warning: FedEx email scam

 Reprinting from Lincoln Police Dept Facebook page:Several Placer County citizens have reported receiving FedEx emails with the subject line "Delivery Problems Notification" or "FedEx: Update Your Address." The email requests that you click a link to verify your address or make a delivery request.  DO NOT CLICK THE LINK. Once a…

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Scam: Wire Transfer Hacker Warning

The website is  sclhwatch.org . Click on Alerts,  just above the photos. There you will see all the Alerts sent out since the website received a new facelift in June, 2018. We have many flyers dealing with safety tips that can be found when you click on SECURITY  in the menu bar with the brown background.…

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Scam: Recent Scams Involving Apple Support

Email: A resident reports that she received what appeared to be a bill for $103.00 from "Apple" for some "iTUNES" she allegedly had purchased. The logo and other information on this email looked legitimate. The resident never made such a purchase so she contacted "Apple Support" and they advised her…

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Scam: Recent Scams

Email: A resident reports that she received what appeared to be a bill for $103.00 from "Apple" for some "iTUNES" she allegedly had purchased. The logo and other information on this email looked legitimate. The resident never made such a purchase so she contacted "Apple Support" and they advised her…

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Scam: Latest AT&T Scam

One of our residents reports that at about the time his AT&T promotion ended, he received a call "Allegedly from an AT&T representative." The caller told him that he would be receiving a "Big discount" if he paid his AT&T bill four months in advance, using $280 dollars via Amazon…

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