[Md-sligo] {Disarmed} FW: [AAEA-MC] FW: Press Release - Scam Phone Calls 2014-04-02

Wed Apr 2 17:18:21 UTC 2014

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April 2, 2014

For Immediate Release

Press Release

Contact:          Sheriff Darren M. Popkin or

Chief Deputy Mark E. Bonanno

240-777-7000

SCAM Phone Calls Demand Money to Prevent Arrest

Scammers are now using the guise of a sheriff's deputy to extort people
into immediately sending money to avoid arrest. According to Montgomery
County Sheriff Darren M. Popkin, a phone scam currently going around the
country has reached Montgomery County, Maryland residents.

A caller, falsely claiming to be from the sheriff's office, says that a
warrant has been issued for your arrest that will be served unless, of
course, you pay up.

"Montgomery County Deputy Sheriffs will never call and threaten to
arrest you unless you immediately send an electronic payment," said
Sheriff Popkin. "Deputies will never ask you to place funds for payment
on a pre-paid credit card to cancel an arrest warrant."

The scammer may get specific by giving you his name and "official" rank.
The caller might also request personal information so he can clear your
name and cancel the mythical arrest warrant.

The scammers may tell their victims to go to a store, get a pre-paid
credit card, load it up with money, and then call a phone number with
the card information.

Several Montgomery County residents have been targeted. After getting
several concerned calls from the public Sheriff Popkin assigned a
security deputy to investigate the phony calls.

People can protect themselves from becoming victims of identify theft by
never giving out any personal information when getting an unsolicited
phone call. Giving out sensitive information over the phone - both
personal and financial - can put people at risk for fraud.

If you have received a scam phone call from someone claiming to be a
Montgomery County (Md.) Deputy Sheriff who is going to arrest you unless
you immediately send money, contact the Montgomery County Sheriff's
Office at 240-777-7000. Please save any recorded messages, record the
date and time of the phone call, the purported name of the caller, the
call back number, and their phone number as displayed on caller ID.

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Darren M. Popkin is the 61st Sheriff of Montgomery County, Maryland.

The Montgomery County Sheriff is a State elected official under the
Maryland Constitution, Article IV, Section 44. The Montgomery County
Sheriff's Office, created in 1777, engages in general law enforcement,
judicial enforcement, prisoner transport, domestic violence, fugitive
apprehension and security related functions. Specialized units include
K-9 explosive detection and high risk Special Response teams. Deputies
participate in Federal, State and Local Task Forces including the
Montgomery County Firearms Investigative Unit, Gang Apprehension Unit,
and the Capital Area Region Fugitive Task Force (CARFTF). The Sheriff's
Office plays a leading role in the operation of the multi-agency
Montgomery County Family Justice Center.

For further information contact Sheriff Darren M. Popkin or Chief Deputy
Sheriff Mark E. Bonanno at 240-777-7000.

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