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Arlington County Police Department Warns of New Mail-Based Scam
The calls are coming from inside the White House!
ACPD Warns of New Mail-Based Scam
ARLnow.com Today at 12:15pm
Scammers are sending letters to Arlington residents, fraudulently claiming to be Arlington County authorities and threatening punishment if a debt is not paid over the phone.
The Arlington County Police Department issued a warning about the scam today, showing images of scam letters that appear to come from an official source. The scammers claim to be part of a non-existent “Benefits Suspension Unit” or “Tax Processing Unit,” and threaten to cut off Social Security benefits or seize wages, police say.
Those that receive such letters are encouraged to report them to police via an online form.
More from ACPD:
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ARLnow.com Today at 12:15pm
Scammers are sending letters to Arlington residents, fraudulently claiming to be Arlington County authorities and threatening punishment if a debt is not paid over the phone.
The Arlington County Police Department issued a warning about the scam today, showing images of scam letters that appear to come from an official source. The scammers claim to be part of a non-existent “Benefits Suspension Unit” or “Tax Processing Unit,” and threaten to cut off Social Security benefits or seize wages, police say.
Those that receive such letters are encouraged to report them to police via an online form.
More from ACPD:
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RK23 Meme_Weaver • 2 hours ago
Google Voice converts those toll free numbers to (313) 438-8303 and (916) 572-3834. A man picks up and just says it is "Tax Group".
I am forwarding all spam and scam phone calls to those numbers from now on.
Google Voice converts those toll free numbers to (313) 438-8303 and (916) 572-3834. A man picks up and just says it is "Tax Group".
I am forwarding all spam and scam phone calls to those numbers from now on.