Abingdon
Police Department
For Immediate
Release
SCAM ALERT!
The
Abingdon Police Department has received several calls recently regarding scams.
The first being an IRS scam where the caller states you owe the IRS money.
Please remember that the IRS will NEVER call you regarding taxes or other
issues, you will be notified via letter. If you experience one of these scams,
visit www.irs.gov and
notify them of this scam.
The
other scam on the rise in our area is when the caller claims you have won the
lottery or a sweepstakes through Publishers Clearing House. The caller will ask
you to purchase a moneygram for a certain amount of money, and then
call them back once you have obtained it. After you send the moneygram, they
claim UPS will deliver your prize money.
We
ask that you avoid responding or provide any information, such as bank accounts,
credit cards, your social security number or birth date, to these callers. If
you have a phone provider that will allow you to block these numbers, please do
so to prevent future calls. Please notify your family, friends and neighbors
about these scams so that no one falls victim to these predators.
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