STANWOOD- Two Scams Reported
The Stanwood Police Department
has issued two scam alerts this week.
The first was for the warrant scam.
Numerous citizen complaints talked about a caller claiming to be a Stanwood
police officer or from the U.S. Marshal’s Office. The caller says that the
victim did not respond to a jury summons and will be arrested soon if they do
not pay fines immediately. A few of the citizen reports said that the callers
used the name “Williams” and that they could hear a police radio in the
background. If you receive a phone call like this, hang up and report it to
police at the non-emergency number, (425) 407-3999.
The second alert was for another imposter
scam. Citizens reported receiving phone calls from someone claiming to be “Jason
Fargo” from the PUD. Jason demands immediate payment over the phone or else the
power will be shut off. Again, if you
receive a phone call from Jason, or anyone else claiming to be from a utility
or law enforcement and demands immediate payment hang up and report it to
police at the non-emergency number, (425) 407-3999.
Stanwood Police Department:
These are called the "Jury Scam" and the "Electric Power Scam". (Okay, we made up that 2nd, but the scam name usually takes after the power company in the area). Whatever the scam, if you get a phone call asking for money, that should be a HUGE red flag. Hang up immediately and call your local police. If you want to know if a number has previously been reported for scamming, check out our site at https://www.callercenter.com/
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