Potential Phone Scam / Fraud alert by Riverside Co Sheriff Dept Click for details

	Press Release:      Potential Phone Scam / Fraud
Agency:	Hemet Station
Station Area:	Hemet
Written Date:	November 25, 2015	Time:	9:30 A.M.
Incident Date:	November 2015	Time:
Incident Location:	Hemet Valley Area
Reporting Officer:	Sergeant Robert Duckett
File Number(s):	D153230014

Details:

During the month of November there were several incidents reported to authorities of a potential phone scam/fraud. The unknown suspects are targeting mainly the elderly with threats of arrest if they did not send money to pay for a warrant or a failure to appear. Since most of the victims have never had any prior contact with law enforcement they are eager to prevent being arrested. The suspects have identified themselves as "Agents of the Riverside County Sheriff's Department."

The Riverside County Sheriff's Department would like to warn the public of these types of phone scams/fraud which increase around the holidays. The Riverside County Sheriff's Department nor the Riverside County Courts will call citizens asking for money. Never send money to anyone unless you are confident of the recipient. Anyone with information about these incidents are encouraged to call Investigator Porrazzo at the Hemet Sheriff's Station at (951) 791-3400.