The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office is alerting citizens about a phone scam where scammers demand money and threaten those who do not comply.According to the agency’s Facebook post, a local man was recently a victim of this scam.Authorities said an unknown number contacted the man with his personal information, including his social security number, and demanded $5,000 from him or his family would be hurt.The man complied and wrote a Western Union …

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San Antonio

Bexar County

Texas

United States

BCSO warns of deceptive phone scams demanding money from citizens

Recently, new methods of online crime have become known again. But perpetrators also continue to rely on “traditional” telephone scams, as reported by the Burgenland Chamber of Labour. A woman from Burgenland had to make this unpleasant discovery earlier this week. She received a phone call from an alleged lawyer from Berlin, who convincingly explained to her that she had signed a contract for “Euromillions” in 2022 and that several thousand eur…

Zuletzt wurden wieder neue Methoden der Online-Kriminalität bekannt. Doch die Täter setzen daneben auch weiterhin auf „traditionelle“ Telefonbetrügereien, wie die Arbeiterkammer Burgenland berichtet. Diese unliebsame Erkenntnis musste eine Burgenländerin Anfang dieser Woche machen. Sie erhielt einen Anruf von einem angeblichen Rechtsanwalt aus Berlin, der ihr überzeugend darlegte, dass sie im Jahr 2022 einen Vertrag zu „Euromillionen“ geschlosse…

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Kronen Zeitung

Vienna

Austria

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Graham Holdings

A Bexar County resident lost thousands after scammers threatened his family via text, prompting him to send money.

San Antonio Express-News

Hearst Communications

BCSO warns residents after local man loses thousands from text scam

The City of Bowling Green Utilities Business Office has been notified by several customers who have received calls warning that their utilities would be shut off if payment was not made immediately. Customers, who receive a call making similar demands or asking for account information, should not respond and are urged to report the phone number to the Bowling Green Police Division at 419-352-1131. Residents, delinquent on their utility account, …

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Bowling Green

Wood County

Ohio

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The scammer demanded the victim to send $5,000

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Tegna Inc.

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Ask the Undersheriff: Beware of scammers calling on the phone

The City of Bowling Green Utilities Business Office has been notified by several customers who have received calls warning that their utilities would be shut off if payment was not made immediately. Customers, who receive a call making similar demands or asking for account information, should not respond and are urged to report the phone number to the Bowling Green Police Division at 419-352-1131. Residents, delinquent on their utility accounts, 

BCSO warns of deceptive phone scams demanding money from citizens

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