South San Francisco, CA March 13, 2021 by South City Neighbor My mom was basically robbed today. After she was done shopping at the Pacific Super on El Camino around 1:00pm on Friday the 12th, she was approached by a…
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It’s NOT Junk Mail – It’s YOUR Money From the Federal Government – Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act
South San Francisco, CA January 26, 2021 h/t to Laura Fanella, SSF Resident Many of us received an envelope in the mail recently, which at first may look like junk mail, and might be easily tossed, but hold on! If…
CPUC Warns of New ‘Apology Phone Scam’
South San Francisco, CA October 28, 2020 Submitted by CPUC The California Public Utilities Commission is asking that community members be made aware of a new scam going around: people are being cold-called by would-be scammers with spoofed telephone numbers (often with…
Bogus Twitter Account Impersonating Everything South City – Don’t be duped!
South San Francisco, Ca July 2, 2020 Dear Community, It has come to our attention that there is a group on Twitter that has been impersonating Everything South City. They call themselves Everything South City, using our name and…
Millbrae Police Department: Beware of Scam
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…
ADA Warning Regarding Fraudulent Facemask Flyers
South San Francisco, CA June 25, 2020 Hat tip to Tiffany, The TRUTH About Service Dogs Scams continue to surface and we must be able to help each other identify what is true, and what is not true, especially about…
Phone scams targeting Cal Water customers
South San Francisco, CA May 10, 2018 Submitted by CWS Posted on May 10, 2018 Please be aware that scammers are targeting utility customers with both live and automated phone calls demanding immediate payment to avoid disconnection for non-payment of…
Email Scams Continue – Always Be Aware!!
South San Francisco, CA September 27, 2017 “There’s a sucker born every minute” or so goes the adage associated with P. T. Barnum and the fact we all are susceptible to falling prey to gimmicks and fraudulent scams that…
UPDATE ** Neighbor Alert ** MONEY ON WINDSHIELD
South San Francisco, CA July 20, 2016 Submitted by SSF Neighbor If any of you live in the South San Francisco area, please be careful out there. Not too long ago, I got back to my…
Scam du jour: Chip card scams
South San Francisco, CA October 19, 2015 Submitted by Sheri Boles CPUC by Colleen Tressler Consumer Education Specialist, FTC Recently, I told you about the new credit and debt chip cards designed to reduce fraud, including counterfeiting. Now, I’m reporting…