Tag: Phone

BEAUMONT: Off-duty officer arrested after altercation was trying to recover stolen phone

BEAUMONT — An off-duty police officer trying to recover a stolen phone was arrested and a man was hospitalized following an altercation after the officer tracked his stolen phone to a residence on the 1200 block of Massachusetts Avenue in Beaumont. The incident, altercation and arrest happened Wednesday evening, Feb. 7. Beaumont PD officers were dispatched to the home about 7:30 p.m., after the […]

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Sheriff’s officials, FBI warn of spike in “virtual kidnapping” scams

After a recent spike of incidents in Riverside County involving phone-based, kidnapping scams, Riverside County sheriff’s officials are reminding citizens to be wary of and to immediately report any phone calls or texts from an unknown person claiming a family member or loved one has been kidnapped or is being held for ransom. The scams, which law enforcement officials and federal investigators first began […]

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Riverside Sheriff’s officials address increase in telephone and other scams

Trevor Montgomery   After experiencing an increase in reports regarding telephone, financial and other scams, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department is reminding all citizens to be critical of unsolicited telephone calls from potentially fraudulent businesses, banking institutions, foreign countries, or government agencies, especially where promises or threats are made. Numerous fraudulent schemes have recently been reported, according to sheriff’s officials. […]

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Phone Scams Targeting Elderly On The Rise During Holidays

Written by Trevor Montgomery Riverside County News Source   Everyone seems to know of or at least have heard about the danger related to phone scams. Unfortunately, some of the suspects who participate in these scams are so convincing they manage to fool enough people to cause a serious problem for those who fall for their illegal efforts to ruin […]

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