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Parking lots are considered one of themost dangerous areas In the United States, whether because of poor lighting, a lack of safety or an easy entry for almost anyone. In fact, the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) reported that in 2020,more than six percent Of all the violent crimes that have occurred in the country have occurred in a parking lot or a garage, making it the third most common area for these dangerous types of incidents. And now the police have a new warning on what you should keep an eye on the next time you find yourself in a parking lot. Read the rest to find out what should encourage you to call 911 immediately.

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Police services across the country emit warnings to residents whenever they have received reports on suspicious activity. San Antonio, Texas officials had to send a public alert in January 2022 to scammersPaste fraudulent QR codes On public counters to encourage people to abandon their private payment information by "paying parking" on a false website. And then more recently in June, the Chicago Police Service warned against citizens againstDoors At home, people who ask questions about repairs or water problems. According to officials, many crooks use this tactic to distract the victims and while another person enters their home to steal valuables, jewelry and money.

A Pennsylvania police service has just issued a new warning concerning the suspicious activity in the state. Managers of the police department of the canton of Wilkes-Barre in the County of Luzerne told WBRE affiliated to NBC that they had recently received aIncreasing number of reports People who say they have been approached in a parking lot by someone who tries to sell them jewelry or watches. According to the department, it is generally crooks selling counterfeit jewelry or false who seem to be real to "too good to be the real price".

"Ask yourself: if you buy a rolex in a parking lot, how real it could be?" The police warned.

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It is not only a concern for those who in Pennsylvania, however. On June 26, theIdaho State Journal reported that jewelry stores in Pocatello, Idaho, areSee many parts False gold that the people of the region brought without knowing the crooks. The jewelers of Molinelli told the newspaper that he had been "bombed with many false gold with the same story". They said their customers were approached by someone in a parking lot who said they had been blocked and needed gas money, and jewelry offered to pure gold in exchange for money.

"Please keep in mind, gold is very easy to liquidate and if someone ispossession of so much gold, they will not need gas money or will sell it for all that you are ready to offer, "wrote the jewelers of Molinelli in a Facebook warning, adding that they have been visited by a person in the Region that had been scammed on $ 1,800.

This type of scam has also been reported recently in other parts of the country such asMinot, North Dakota;Elmira, New York; andOttawa, Kansas. In Idaho and Kansas, jewelers warned that jewelry was stamped with "18K", which is generally a sign of fake gold. "18K is a very high quality of gold. The chains seem to be the first thing that is done illegally and buffered incorrectly so that they can enjoy people", ","Cathy SuttonOne of the owners of Sutton's jewelry in Ottawa, told NBC -Affiliate 27 news, adding that it has also seen other types of jewelry - like rings - has been knocked out with this fraudulent brand.

Police from the department of the canton of Wilkes-Barre told Wbre that people should call 911 immediately if they are approached by anyone who tried to sell jewelry in a parking lot so that they could describe potential crooks and their vehicles. But in Ottawa, officials said they had not received any police reports linked to the false jewelry scams despite jewelers that signal an increasing number of anecdotal stories. According to Sutton, this is probably due to the fact that people feel embarrassed to report that they had been victims of this scam.AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB

But civil servants warn that whether or not you were scamming real money - you should report it whenever you see it occurring. "Often people may not think that it is important to report these types of scams if they have not fallen for that", " Adam Weingartner , said 27 news from the police from the Ottawa police department. "But it is always important to let the police know so that we can help pass the word to protect residents."

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