A new scam is circulating the area and I would like to make residents aware of.
Individuals are being contacted by phone stating that they are wanting to verify an order placed by the resident. When the resident doesn’t recall any purchases being made, they are transferred to several other department for verification. When the resident states they are going to hang up, the caller informs the resident that they have been identified as having criminal activity such as Fraud, Forgery, Money Laundering in New York, New Jersey, Texas, Ohio and other states. The caller tells them that if they do hang up, FBI will be immediately sent to their location for arrest as they are not cooperating.
Residents are then being told to go to Wal-Mart and wire money to them or an immediate arrest will be taking place.
The caller, even though has a thick foreign accent, is very schooled in communication and is very convincing.
A report is being prepared and will be sent to the KS AG office for review.
I would like to remind everyone to not give out personal information over the phone. If you are not sure of who you are talking to, HANG UP IMMEDIATELY.
Scammers are very well trained to catch you off guard in order to get your hard earned money.
If you feel that you have been made a victim of a scam, notify your local law enforcement at once.
John
