Pamela Cruz. Peninsula 360 Press [P360P].
The San Francisco Police reported that he has received information that scammers are contacting city residents via telephone, claiming they have outstanding warrants or have committed crimes and must pay a fine.
Such scammers, he said in a statement, sometimes use technology known as "call spoofing" to display a San Francisco Police Department phone number or other official-looking numbers.
Given these facts, the authority recalled that the police department does not make calls asking for donations or to report court orders, also does not ask for money, gift cards or bank transfers to settle the guarantees.
"San Francisco police urge all members of the community to be suspicious of strangers who ask for money to pay outstanding warrants or fines, as this is not the correct procedure," he said.
In that sense, he pointed out that anyone who receives such a call should hang up immediately. "Do not engage the caller in conversation and never give out personal information.
They also encouraged residents to share this information with their loved ones, as any vulnerable person could potentially fall victim to this scam.
It should be noted that anyone who has received such a call and provided personal identifying information - such as a social security number or driver's license number - or who has made a payment by any means, must file a police report in the jurisdiction of their residence.
