Crime & Safety
Police Urge Scam Victims to File a Complaint
The information will be used to identify and combat Internet crime, police said.
Have you been the victim of a scam, or an attempted scam?
Tredyffrin Township Police are urging residents who have been scam victims to register a complaint with the Internet Crime Complaint Center.
Known at the IC3, the Center is using these complaints to identify and combat Internet crime, police said.
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Tredyffrin Police said scam examples include:
- Charitable Contributions Fraud
- Counterfeit Check Fraud
- International Fraud
- Investment Fraud
- Online Pharmaceutical Fraud
- Phishing
- Work-at-home scams
If you have been the victim of such a scam, you can visit www.ic3.com to file a complaint, police said.
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