Seniors vs Crime -

Bill McCullum

SENIORS VS CRIME

A special project of The Florida Attorney General

EAST POLK OFFICE                   WEST POLK OFFICE
             Haines City                                                       Lakeland                    Paul C. Cameron, Office Manager        Dick Fearnow, Office Manager
       Hours:   Mon. & Wed. 9:00 am - 1:00 pm       Hours: Tues. & Thurs. 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
           Phone : 863-419-3701 Fax: 863-419-3702                        Phone: 863-577-1672 Fax: 863-577-1669

Email: eastpolksvc@gmail.com Email: seniorsvscrime@gmail.com

BE AWARE OF RECENT

AREA SCAMS

The Oprah Winfrey Show

An e-mail is circulating, purportedly from The Oprah Winfrey Show, notifying recipients of their nomination for the "Oprah Millionaire Contest Show." To participate, recipients are requested to mail their contact information such as full name, address, telephone number, and e-mail address. Then, if contestants get "verified," they are asked to fill out a questionnaire containing many personal questions. Don't answer this e-mail as they are after your personal information for ID Theft.

Work - At - Home Scams

Victims are often hired to "process payments," "transfer funds," or "reship products." These activities require the victims to receive and cash fraudulent checks, transferring illegally-obtained funds for the criminals - in other words, money laundering, Sometimes, it's stolen goods rather than cash. Don't do it! This could end with you being prosecuted.

Mystery Shopper

In this scam victims sign up to be a "mystery shopper," receiving fake checks with instructions to cash the checks and wire the money to "test" a company's services. Victims are told they will be compensated with a portion of the merchandise or funds. It won't happen and you are liable for passing a fraudulent check.

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