Community Message has been issued by the Virginia Beach Police.
Thursday March 18, 2010 06:49 AM EDT
VIRGINIA BEACH POLICE ADD A SCAM ALERT LINK FOR CITIZENS TO PROTECT THEMSELVES
The Virginia Beach Police Department's Economic Crime Unit (ECU) has made Fraud Alerts and Economic Crime trends available to the public. Supervisors and detectives in the ECU felt there was a need for the public to have a place readily available on the VBPD web site to help citizens protect themselves from potential scammers and identify theft thieves.
The unit currently has three Fraud Alert warnings posted on the web site to include: Online real estate scams, Avoiding internet auction fraud, and Beware of bogus check scams, lottery checks, and fraudulent money orders. You can read these alerts online at www.vbgov.com\fraudalerts . They plan to add additional scams and related financial crime trends monthly and how to avoid them. You may also view the ECU Fraud Alerts by going to www.vbgov.com/police home page and click on related pages on the right side of the page.
For additional information, please contact the Economic Crime Unit at (757) 385-4101.
For full details, go to http://local.nixle.com/alert/1539431/
Contact Information:
MPO Michael Gembitsky
Virginia Beach Police Fourth Precinct Crime Analyst
757-385-2800 mjgembit@vbgov.com
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