South San Francisco, Ca June 30, 2020 {Note: while this was shared by the Millbrae Police Department, we are also rebroadcasting it for our South City neighbors, as we know scammers work outside City boundaries and switch things up with…
Tag: Phone Scam
SCAM ALERT: FTC Warning – Fake Calls About Your SSN
South San Francisco, CA December 20, 2018 Submitted by Sheri Boles, City of South San Francisco Fake calls about your SSN December 12, 2018 by Jennifer Leach Acting Associate Director, Division of Consumer and Business Education, FTC The FTC is…
WARNING: Scam Calls Impersonating Apple Service Personnel
South San Francisco, CA May 4, 2018 Submitted by Rose Chang Chiu Just wanted to warn others: Last Friday, I received a soliciting phone call with a recording that said my Apple product was compromised and told me to…
San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Warns of Scam Phone Calls
South San Francisco, CA October 4, 2017 Submitted by SFPUC Editors note: South San Francisco is served by California Water Service Company and Westborough Water District, however we are sharing this warning out of San Francisco to assist getting this…
“Warrant Scam” Alert in San Mateo County
South San Francisco, CA July 10, 2015 Submitted by San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office The San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office is issuing a warning to members of the public that the “warrant scam” seems to be upon us. Reports have…
SSFPD Media Release: IRS Confidence Scheme / Scam
South San Francisco, CA September 10, 2014 On 09/09/2014, a South San Francisco resident received a phone call from a male who identified himself as an officer for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The suspect told the victim he…
SSFPD Media Release: Attempted Green Dot MoneyPak Scheme on the 500 Block of Diamond Ave
South San Francisco, CA September 4, 2014 Submitted by SSFPD An unknown suspect contacted the victim (83 years old) via her home telephone number and attempted to perpetrate a confidence scheme by making the victim believe the suspect was…
SSFPD Media Release: Green Dot Scam
South San Francisco, CA August 1, 2014 Submitted by SSFPD On 07/29/2014, a South San Francisco resident received a phone call from an unknown male subject who stated he was a federal prosecutor from the State Generals Office.…
SSFPD Media Release: Attempted Fraud by False Pretenses
South San Francisco, CA July 31, 2014 On 07/30/14 at approximately 3:27pm, a South San Francisco resident received a telephone call from a male who identified himself as “Mike Johnson.”The suspect told the victim he was calling from Microsoft…
SSFPD Media Release: Fraud / Obtaining Money Under False Pretenses
South San Francisco, CA May 8, 2014 Submitted by SSFPD On 5-6-14 at approximately 0800 hours, a South San Francisco resident received a telephone call at his residence from an unknown suspect who identified himself as “Bexter Cruz” from the…