Beware of phone scams

Hi All,
 
Captain Manson, 104th Precinct, wants everyone  to be aware of the following.  With regard to the scams, he said never act upon  something someone says on the phone. Verify it first! 
 
On 11/11, Jay/Hamilton, a 2012 Nissan was broken into between the hours of 3:30 pm and 6:30 am.  Navigation system
stolen. 

1. SCAM - 57-year old male, 54th/68th Street, received a call from someone saying they were from Kings County Sheriff's office and there was a warrant out for his arrest.  Caller stated warrant was issued on behalf of an IRS case resulting from
   him supposedly  not reporting all his income.  Gave resident a phone # to call and told him to  ask for Officer Schumaker.  If he paid $2,865 case would be dropped.  The  resident called the IRS and they said no such warrant issued.  The resident  received a total of three calls from these scammers.  The first call received last Thursday and  after third call he reported it to the 104th.
   
2. SCAM - there has only been one  or two "green dot" scams reported in the 104th, but Captain Manson said activity is picking up in other precincts.  Scammer calls victim and says they're from  Con Ed or other utility and tells them service will be cut off unless they  purchase a green dot card for a specific amount of money and call them back with  the number on card.  Don't fall for it!! 

Please pass this information along.
 
Roe Daraio, President
Comet Civic Association
www.cometcivic.com