As fraud cases such as calls impersonating police, prosecutors, and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and voice phishing become more advanced and organized, the damage is increasing day by day, and the Fairfax County Police Department in Virginia is urging people to be careful of scams impersonating police or law enforcement agencies.
On the 28th, the Fairfax County Police Department said, “If someone contacts you by phone, email, or in person telling you to move immediately to avoid being arrested, it is a scam. This is a scam by scammers impersonating police officers or government officials using threats, etc. “This is a typical law enforcement scam that steals money by creating a sense of urgency,” he said, urging people to be especially careful. Police authorities continued, “Fraudsters extort money, gift cards, cryptocurrency, etc. by threatening that if you do not do as they ask, someone in the family will be arrested or take legal action.”
They added, “The police will never ask for money or take money.” “They won’t call you and say they won’t take legal action if you give them, so it’s best to hang up right away.” Recent representative scams impersonating police or law enforcement agencies include phone scams that impersonate law enforcement agencies and threaten to be arrested for failing to appear on a jury, demanding money, and scams where someone in the family gets into an accident, such as a car, and does not immediately pay for repairs.
The most common method used is to get caught by the police.
The police also said that to prevent fraud by impersonating law enforcement agencies such as police, ▲verify the caller’s identity such as name, department of work, and badge number ▲do not give out private personal information such as social security number or bank account ▲recently popular phone number Be aware of fraud methods, etc. ▲If you suspect fraud, report it immediately.