If you receive this message by post, it's a scam, warns the police
The country officials warn the Americans against this misleading practice.
Most mailboxes in the United StatesFilled with spam On a frustrating and regular basis. But although the random catalog for which you do not remember registering or that the application of an occasional unsolicited credit card is boring to receive, they are generally not harmful. On the other hand, the authorities recently discovered that some people were receiving a post -posting message that could endanger them. Read the rest to discover what civil servants now warn the Americans is a postal scam.
Read this then:If a foreigner asks about it, make sure your doors are locked, the police warn.
Police services in the United States warned of various scams.
The country officials know that an apparently small scam can do a lot of damage, which is why they are still working to alert Americans to the known drawbacks. In May, Connecticut and Northern Carolina police warned residentsAbout a scam This had people who believed that they were talking to real officers on the phone, when they were in fact targeted by crooks who were trying to frighten the victims to put money. Earlier this month, an Indiana department warned residents of aIdentity deception scam This targets people through plans they received by post, but did not order.
Now, officials have issued a new alert on a scam that manages to combine the dangers of fraudulent participation of the police and mail not asked together.
The police warn against a scam that could appear in your mail.
On July 15, Washington's West Richland Police ServiceHis official Facebook page To warn of a scam that targets people in the messaging system. According to the department, some residents receive a leaflet from the "police support association" thanking them and encouraging them to send a check for a special law application program.
"This one looks legitimate and asks for a small gift," wrote West Richland officers, adding that he is "considered a scam by other groups of law enforcement in the United States".
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This scam has lasted for years.
West Richland police said that if people think they are sending money to a charitable organization supporting police officers, this scam actually sends money to a political action committee (CAP) without links With the police in the state of Washington. This committee has existed for at least 2018 and targets people throughVarious generic names Like the National Emergency Responsibles Coalition, the National Coalition for Police & Troopers and the Officers Support Association, according to CNN.
The media also pointed out that this initiative had collected millions of dollars, but none of the money raised goes to the police. Instead, donations are sent to the police for a safer American, a CAP which "has links with a controversial union and spends the majority of his money on his own operating costs," said CNN. In June 2020, the data deposited with the Federal Electoral Commission showed that the CAP had received nearly $ 10 million in donations, but only 2% had gone to political means - mainly as advertisements forDonald Trump Re -election campaign - and the rest of the companies that help him to ask donations.
Officials say you should report it if you are contacted by this group.
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) warned that the simple fact of having the word "police" in the name of an organization does notmeans that The police are a member of this group. Several police services in the United States have issued scam alerts on the police support association and warned residents not to send money.AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB
"We warn against them because they support themselves as the support of the Greenfield police department, or the" local "police, and yet they do nothing for us," said the chief of the policeRobert Haigh Jr. From Greenfield, Massachusetts, told CNN. "These tend to be funds for their own programs, and not based on the inhabitants. I think they abuse their use of the name to perhaps transmit a false sense to the community of whom they are and of What they really do with money. "
Some officials even ask residents to report contacts in this group. The West Richland police department said that "if you suspect that you are a victim" to be targeted to send money to this PAC, you are "encouraged to contact" the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) of United States. "This allows the FBI to conduct more radical national surveys," said officials.
