ARLINGTON HEIGHTS POLICE SCAM ALERT: “FBI Agent” Poser Tells Senior To Buy A Green Dot Money Car; Another Senior Gets Phished FOR Medicare SSN

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A senior resident received a telephone call from an unknown offender who told her shhad won a Mercedes and $2.5 million dollars. The same resident also received a call from an alleged FBI Agent instructing her to go to Walgreen’s, purchase a Green Dot Money Card, load it with $499 and notify mail it to Maribor, FL. [Maribor is the second largest city in Slovenia. There is a Miami, Florida company known as Maribor Holdings.]

A second potential victim received a phishing phone call asking for her Medicare Identification Number (SSN) which she refused to give.

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS POLICE DEPARTMENT REMINDER:
1. If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.

2. Keep personal information private – never give your bank account, social security or credit card numbers to anyone you don’t know.

3. Avoid high pressure sales – Say NO to any offer or deal which is only available right now.

4. Never pay for a prize – If you are offered a prize but have to pay a processing fee or taxes in advance it is likely a scam.

REMEMBER – Scammers are clever and will change their stories often.


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