Administrative Office of Pa. Courts warns of reported phone scam
Updated Apr 13, 2021;
Pennsylvania’s Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts (AOPC) is advising the public to be on the lookout for a recently reported phone scam.
The scam involves calls that “spoof” or mimic the AOPC’s telephone number, the AOPC is warning. During the spoof call, those being targeted are told of alleged unpaid court fines and outstanding fees. Should the fees not be paid, the caller threatens to place the individual on the Pennsylvania sex offender registry.
The AOPC advises that it will never place calls or solicit payment by credit card, gift card, or any other means of electronic funds transfer for any reason.
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The Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts is warning the public of a phone scam that involves the caller threatening to add people to a sex offender registry if they do not share payment information.
When people receive the phone call, they are told they have unpaid court fines and outstanding fees, and if they don’t give payment information over the phone the caller threatens to contact the police and have them placed on the Pennsylvania sex offender registry, says AOPC.
AOPC says they will never place calls or solicit payment by credit card, gift card or any other means of electronic funds transfer for any reason, according to a statement it released on Wednesday.
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