Gloucester County Authorities Investigating Another Phone Scam

GLOUCESTER CITY, N.J. - Jan. 7, 2014 - PRLog -- Residents of West Deptford have been among a selection of people who have been targeted in a phishing scam. The phone scamming caller claims that a member of their family has been involved in an accident or has been kidnapped.

This comes only a few weeks after residents filed reports of phone scammers phishing for donations related to a phony police charity. According to the county prosecutor’s office, Gloucester County residents have been the target of yet another phone scam by relentless con artists.

Several suspicious phone calls where allegedly made over the weekend period, telling residents in West Deptford, Harrison Township, Pitman, Woodbury Heights, Paulsboro, and Mantua that “a loved one had been involved in an accident or was being held for ransom, and money was needed to assist.”

“All residents reported hearing the voice of a male with a heavy Asian or Hispanic accent,” according to a statement from the Gloucester County Prosecutor’s office, which reported that “in no case was there an actual emergency.”

Authorities in the effected areas have stated that “no resident” has handed over money to the con artists responsible for this shocking crime.

Gloucester County Prosecutor Sean F. Dalton advised that anyone receiving such a call should “ask a question about the family member involved in a supposed emergency that the caller would not be able to answer, such as the relative’s age or a sibling’s name”.

“That will usually result in a quick hang-up,” Dalton said in a statement.

“Then check directly with the relative.”

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