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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
City of Duluth - Police Department
Mike Ceynowa, Chief of Police
2030 North Arlington Avenue • Duluth, Minnesota 55811 • www.duluthmn.gov
2030 North Arlington Avenue • Duluth, Minnesota 55811 • www.duluthmn.gov
For more information contact:
Public Information Officer, Mattie Hjelseth at (218) 730-5434 or mhjelseth@duluthmn.gov
Public Information Officer, Mattie Hjelseth at (218) 730-5434 or mhjelseth@duluthmn.gov
DATE: 11/18/2014
SUBJECT: Scam Alert
BY: DPD Public Information Officer Ron Tinsley (218) 391-1510
NATURE OF INCIDENT: Scam Alert
CASE NO.:
INCIDENT DATE: 11/18/2014
INCIDENT TIME:
INCIDENT LOCATION: Duluth, MN
SUBJECT: Scam Alert
BY: DPD Public Information Officer Ron Tinsley (218) 391-1510
NATURE OF INCIDENT: Scam Alert
CASE NO.:
INCIDENT DATE: 11/18/2014
INCIDENT TIME:
INCIDENT LOCATION: Duluth, MN
Scam Alert!
It's the Holiday Season for the bad guys to and they go into scam-overdrive mode! Black Friday and Cyber Monday are the busiest on-line shopping days and they are out to get rich with your money. So what to look out for:
- At the moment, there are too-good-to-be-true coupons that offer free phones or tablets on sites all over the Internet. Don't fall for it. Make sure the offers are from a legitimate company.
- Watch out for alerts via email or text that you just received a package from FedEx, UPS or the US Mail, and then ask you for some personal information. Don't enter anything. Think Before You Click!
- There is a fake refund scam going on that could come from Amazon, a hotel, or a retail chain. It claims there was a "wrong transaction" and wants you to "click for refund" but instead, your device will be infected with malware.
Remember “If it too good to be true, it probably is”
