Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Someone claiming to be from the county is demanding payments from customers over the phone.
Fulton County’s Water and Sewer billing office is warning customers of a potential scam. Several Fulton County water and sewer customers have recently reported being the targets of a scam, say county officials. Individuals, pretending to be calling on behalf of Fulton County water and sewer billing, have contacted local residents claiming that they need immediate payment over the phone in order to avoid service disconnection. However, according to the county, they do not accept any form of payment by phone or even contact water and sewer customers during the evening. Residents who receive similar calls are asked to notify the authorities immediately. Fulton County water and sewer customers with questions about their account should contact…
Monday, May 13, 2013
Multiple victims have already come forward.
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Monday, May 13
Local police are warning residents about a scam in which a man claims to be a Fulton County Sheriff’s Deputy. According to several locals who've fallen victim to the scam, the man calls and tells a resident that there is a warrant for their arrest for speeding through the toll booth on GA 400. He then claims that the warrant will be voided if they pay a fine by credit card or money order. "This is a scam," authorities wrote in an alert on Monday morning. "The police department or sheriff’s office would never call you for a payment. Do not give out your credit card information, bank account number or purchase a money order."
Thursday, March 14, 2013
Check out these top stories from Patch sites around the Atlanta metro area and north Georgia.
Police Seek 911 Caller for Evidence in Rape Case - Norcross Patch The Norcross Police Department is searching for an anonymous 911 caller alleging she was raped in 2012 because they believe the incident may be related to a similar case in Norcross. According to Sgt. Bill Grogan of Norcross Police, a man was arrested in early March on charges of rape and aggravated sodomy on a 21-year-old female he met at the Guest Inn in Norcross. Police have asked for the suspect's identity not to be released. See Norcross Patch for details on this story Warrants: Lottery Scammers Dupe Woman, 76 - Kennesaw Patch Two men, through a series of phone conversations and mailings, convinced a 76-year-old woman to cough up more than $40,000 in so-called tax …
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
The following information was supplied by the Milton police department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
A Creek Road resident didn't trust the story a man told him over the phone on Aug. 21 about his brother being involved in a vehicle accident in south Florida. It's a good thing, too, as his brother later confirmed he wasn't in Florida. The Milton resident got a call at 6:46 p.m. by a man claiming his brother not only had been in an auto accident, but he had gotten into a fight with another person and then intentionally struck the motorcycle that was involved in the wreck. According to a Milton police incident report, his brother supposedly told the caller that the motorcycle owner's friends then jumped him and assaulted him. The story got more complicated when the caller said the motorcycle owner and his friends were holding the Milton man…
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
The following information was supplied by the Milton police department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
A Milton man who was just trying to help someone out who claimed to be a friend of us instead fell prey to a scam that cost him $3,100. On Aug. 8 the Milton man got a call from a man who claimed to be someone he knew as a friend. The caller claimed he was vacationing in Lima, Peru with his wife. He said They met another couple from California, and went to a soccer game with them. He claimed that on the way back from the game, local police stopped them and searched their car, finding drugs in it. To be bailed out, the caller asked the Milton resident to wire $3,000 to a third party in Peru. And a phone number was given of an "Agent Farley," who was to be called after the money was sent. Not long after the local resident called, "Agent …
Thursday, July 28, 2011
The following information was supplied by the Milton police department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
An 88-year-old Milton woman who fell prey to a contest scam and sent thousands of dollars to "claim" her prize reported the suspected fraud to Milton police on July 18 when the people harassing her by phone promised someone would be coming by her house for more money. The woman first was called and told she was the winner of $2.5 million and a Mercedes convertible in what was claimed to be a part of the Publishers Clearinghouse Sweepstakes. A person claiming to be the president of the company called her to have her send money so she could claim her prizes. Before she began to suspect fraud, the victim had sent two money orders of $350 and $199 to separate individuals. After those payments were sent, someone else called to tell her the man …
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