Crime & Safety
Beware: LAPD Warns About Phone Scam
The phone calls originate from a number beginning with 844-653.
On Thursday, police warned the public to beware of a phone scam in which callers claim to be federal fugitive or bail agents.
The phone calls originate from a number beginning with 844-653, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
The callers are "extremely forceful," insisting that the call recipient is hiding individuals with outstanding warrants, police said.
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"This is an elaborate scam in an attempt for you to send money. Do not send them money!", according to an LAPD statement that advises anyone receiving such a call to contact their phone carrier.
—City News Service
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