Crime & Safety
Marin Authorities Warn Of New Phone Scam
In this new scheme, people receive a phone call where the caller ID appears to originate from their own phone, authorities said.
MARIN COUNTY, CA – Authorities are warning residents to beware of a new telephone scheme.
In this new scheme, people receive a phone call where the caller ID appears to originate from their own phone, according to the Marin County Sheriff's Office and Sausalito Police Department. When the call is answered, a recording claims it is the phone company and that there is a problem with the phone service. The recording asks victims to enter the last four digits of their Social Security number to confirm their identify.
Authorities advised people to simply hang up if they receive one of these calls.
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SCAM ALERT: If you receive a phone call displaying you're own number don't answer. The latest scam is pretending to be the phone company as they are using your own number. The caller will ask for the last four of your social security. Stop fraud by hanging up or don't answer. pic.twitter.com/SWvtKeLHEO
— Marin County Sheriff (@MarinSheriff) March 6, 2018
The Sausalito Police Department Wishes to Advise the Community of a New Telephone Fraud Scheme https://t.co/X1QGK6ktve
— Sausalito Police (@SausalitoPolice) March 6, 2018
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