CHP issues warning about AMBER Alert scam
The scammers offer to "register" children for the AMBER Alert system, ask for confidential information and try to meet at victims' homes, officials said.
CHP warns public about AMBER Alert scam to 'register children'
The California Highway Patrol is warning the public to beware of fraudsters posing as "AMBER Alert representatives" offering to "register" children.
California authorities warn of Amber alert scam targeting parents
CHP officials said scammers are posing as “AMBER Alert representatives” and contacting parents with an offer to register their children in a database in the event that the child goes missing or is taken. These scammers are also requesting personal information and even requesting meetups at parents’ homes.
CHP warns of Amber Alert scam | Scam of the Week
Let me start off by saying I hope everyone had a happy and safe New Year’s celebration. Let me continue by saying that the California Highway Patrol’s Santa Fe office has issued a nasty new scam warning about the Amber Alert system.
CHP Warns Of Scammers Using Amber Alert
The con-artists are calling parents to register their children in the program, but that information is being used to steal personal information.
Phone scammers are posing as Amber Alert representatives, CHP warns. What to watch out for
Phone scammers are posing as Amber Alert representatives to register children to the abduction emergency system, the California Highway Patrol warned Sunday. The Templeton division of the agency said scammers have asked for personal information and offered to meet at peoples’ homes to sign their children up for the alerts.
California Highway Patrol warns public of Amber Alert scam
CALIFORNIA -- The California Highway Patrol is warning residents of an AMBER Alert scam. According to a Facebook post from CHP, scammers are posing as "AMBER Alert representatives" and telling parents they will register their children. They then ask for confidential information and to go to the parents' homes.
Highway Patrol Warns Against Attempted 'Amber Alert' Scam
The California Highway Patrol is warning the public to beware of fraudsters posing as "AMBER Alert representatives" offering to "register" children. "They ask for confidential info and to meet at your home," the CHP said Saturday on social media. "This is not how the AMBER Alert system works."
CHP warns of AMBER Alert scam in California
CHP is warning Californians of a new scam involving AMBER Alerts.CHP says the scammers are calling phones and posing as “AMBER Alert representatives”, offering
California Highway Patrol warns of a new AMBER Alert scam
AMBER Alerts are issued by law enforcement when a child goes missing or is in imminent danger, to increase their likelihood of being found. But the California Highway Patrol (CHP) says it’s received numerous reports of phone call scams,
Californians advised to be on high alert for ‘Amber Alert’ scam
The California Highway Patrol says a new scam is circulating where people pose as Amber Alert "representatives" and attempt to gather personal information.
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CA Amber Alert: Teen girl disappears for hours before being found
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