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Thursday, March 28, 2024

Naperville Police release alerts residents regarding IRS scams

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policeThe Naperville Police Department have received a significant number of complaints from residents who have been the victims of phone scams from callers who claim that they are from the Federal Law Enforcement Center or representing themselves as IRS agents. The subjects placing these calls advise people that they owe back taxes and need to make immediate payment.

Many of these calls threaten the victim with arrest, large fines and in some instances, revocation of immigration status and deportation if the victim does not provide payment. Victims are then instructed to purchase prepaid MoneyPaks at local stores and to give the caller the PINs from these MoneyPaks. The caller is then able to transfer all the victim’s money. In many cases, the callers are targeting people of Middle Eastern, Indian or Asian ethnicity.

IRS never calls or e-mails to demand payments

Anyone receiving such calls or emails should never make payment or provide the caller with any personal or banking information. The IRS will never call and demand money, threaten arrest or revocation of immigration status. The public is reminded to be very cautious of any caller demanding money or payment for taxes or any other fines.  If you have any questions, please contact your local IRS office or contact the police.

Editor’s Note: PN repeatedly posts alerts on our printed pages and online regarding Internet and telemarketing scams. We cannot even begin to keep track of the bogus offers and opportunities that arrive in our e-mail that we delete every day.  A good rule is if you don’t know the sender or the caller, either delete the e-mail, hang up the phone immediately or ask for the information to be sent via First-Class mail. Then see how long it takes to receive the info in your mailbox.  If info arrives by mail and you have doubts or questions about it, contact the Naperville Police Department. The nonemergency number for the Naperville Police Department is (630) 420-6666. The Naperville Public Safety Campus is located at 1350 Aurora Avenue Naperville, IL 60540. As everyone associated with the Naperville Crime Stoppers says, “Keeping our community safe is everyone’s responsibility.” Help spread the word about scams.

 

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