(From the Joplin Police Department)
Joplin residents are urged to use extreme caution when conducting financial transactions
that request you use a Green Dot card or Western Union to send money.
The use of these means to send money is almost always an indication of a fraud.
The
Joplin Police Department has taken several reports in recent weeks about people
receiving calls from the IRS and requesting that they pay tax money owed with a Green
Dot card. The IRS does not call about tax bills and will send information about your
account via the U.S. Postal Service.
The same thing with people requesting you send money for loan application fees and
Secret Shopper scams.
The request to send money via these services is a major indicator
of fraud.
If you have received a call or email from the IRS you can contact them to confirm that
you may owe money.
If you have lost money via one of these scams you may contact the Joplin Police
Department and file a report.
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