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Beware of Scams in 2025

01/03/2025

Scam Alert 2025
Here's one New Year resolution you should not ignore. 👀 These scammers are still out there, so please protect yourself and share with your friends and family!
 
⚠️ 𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐚 𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐢𝐩𝐬 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭 𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐬! 👀 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐲 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐞 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞! ⚠️
 
• PPSO personnel will 🅽🅴🆅🅴🆁 contact you and request 𝗔𝗡𝗬 type payments (including bitcoin) over the phone.
• Do NOT release your personal information (address, social security number, date of birth, account numbers, etc.) when contacted. Verify the legitimacy of the caller (company) first. Even if that means hanging up and contacting the company/organization directly.
• Scammers can mirror phone numbers and emails of legitimate companies and organizations.
• Do NOT click on links until you verify the legitimacy of the website and/or caller.
If you've been a victim or been contacted by a potential scammer, feel free to contact us at 504-564-2525 or dial 9️⃣1️⃣1️⃣ ☎️ to file a report. Stay alert and safe out there!
Crime Stoppers 1-877-903-7867 or 504-822-1111
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