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By: YCSO Advising of Walmart Scam

YCSO Advising of Walmart Scam — Fri, 17 May 2013 17:30:07 +0000

Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office Anthony (Tony) Palermo is alerting the public to a new scam targeting Walmart customers. If you or anyone that you know have been a victim of this or any other scam, contact him using the information below:

“Walmart is warning customers of phishing emails that may seek personal and credit information. There was a false email sent to a number of people yesterday morning claiming to be from Walmart.com.

This email looks like a confirmation of a purchase made on Walmart.com, but is actually a phishing email attempting to gather information from the recipient,” the company said in a statement.

Again, this email is not from Walmart.com and it is important that recipients do not click on any links in the email or respond in any way. We are investigating the source of the email and working with appropriate authorities.”

Stay safe
Tony

Anthony J. “Tony” Palermo
Community Relations Specialist
Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office
255 E. Gurley Street
Prescott, AZ 86301
928.771.7223
anthony.palermo@yavapai.us

By: SCAM ALERT - NEW ONE

SCAM ALERT - NEW ONE — Wed, 15 May 2013 20:55:50 +0000

New utility scam is popping up across the nation – The Better Business Bureau reports that scammers are calling people and claiming to work for a local electric, water or gas company. The callers tell people that they’re late on a utility bill and that their service will be cut off if they don’t pay immediately. Then they instruct people to purchase a prepaid debit card to pay their bill and call them back with the card number. Thieves then drain the value from the card.

http://homes.yahoo.com/news/new-utility-scam-to-beware-of-214834097.html

Use the link here to read full story. Don’t be STUPID.

By: Anthony Palermo, Yavapai County Sheriff's Office

Anthony Palermo, Yavapai County Sheriff's Office — Mon, 13 May 2013 20:57:18 +0000

We have been receiving information from around the county that you may have received a document titled “DEED PROCESSING NOTICE”. This is an offer to supply you with a copy of your deed and property profile for $83.00. This may be a legitimate offer, but grossly overpriced.

You may get a copy of your deed from the Yavapai County Recorder’s Office for around $8.00. The price they charge is $3.00 for certification and $1.00 for each page of the deed. You may also get your property description online free on the county’s web page, http://www.yavapai.us and click on GIS Mapping.

Stay safe,
Tony

Anthony J. (Tony) Palermo CCPS
Community Relations Specialist
Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office
255 E. Gurley Street
Prescott, AZ 86301
928.777.7223