Tag: scam

AVOID THE REMOTE DESKTOP SCAM

Earlier this week, a Yucca Valley woman fell victim to a remote desktop scam and is now out $5,000. These scams are common, in which scammers will claim to be from a big company like Amazon, Google, or Apple, and then reach out to you to…

BEWARE THE INMATE CARE PACKAGE SCHEME

The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department is warning the public about a new scam, this one involving inmate care packages. Ernest Figueroa has more information… The Sheriff’s Department was alerted recently to a scam involving inmate…

WATCH OUT FOR THE ONE-RING SCAM CALL

In the endless cycle of scam calls, it seems like scammers never run out of tricks. In one-ring phone scams, the goal is not always getting you to answer, it's getting you to call back. Every so often, your phone may ring once and then…

AVOID VIRTUAL KIDNAPPING SCAMS

Scam calls are nothing new and neither is the insane length that some scammers will go to in order to get your money. Recently, a Yucca Valley man was sent photographs of a woman tied up and scammers claimed she was his girlfriend. They quickly…

DON’T FALL VICTIM TO ROBO-CALLS

A Morongo Basin resident recently received a robocall from someone claiming to be from Amazon reporting a suspicious $3,000 charge on their account. The robocall directed them to a fake customer service number in an attempt to attain the…