> From: "Nextdoor Japantown" <http://www.r.email.nextdoor.com/~nextdoor> > Date: Fri, 09 May 2014 21:22:01 +0000 > > Nextdoor Japantown: Daily Digest > > New Posts > --------- > > CPS Kim Gaddisfrom SJPD Central Division posted a message in Crime & Safety: > **Public Advisory** > > There is currently a telephone scam hitting the City of where-I-live > in which the suspects call the victims and identify themselves as > where-I-live Police officers. The impersonators tell the potential > victim that they (or a relative) have a warrant or traffic ticket > and need to pay off their fine immediately. If they do not pay the > fine, they will suffer the consequences of arrest and > incarceration. The where-I-live Police Department DOES NOT collect > money over the phone. > > If you, or anyone you know, receives a call from a person > identifying themselves as a where-I-live Police officer requesting an > immediate payment to avoid incarceration or arrest, do not pay > them! Report the event to the where-I-live Police Department at > SJPD.org or 311. > > Shared with 54 neighborhoods