If you receive a phone call from 206-801-5300...hang up immediately and report the fraudulent call to your local authorities! The person or persons calling from this number is a scam artist and all they're after is your money. Here's how the scheme works...the fraudster calls unsuspecting consumers...then tries to convince them they're wanted for a handful of federal charges (i.e. electronic bank fraud...etc.). In most cases...at least from what we've been able to gather online...the scam artist claims to be working for some investigative unit within the Federal Government. He uses a host of fake names (i.e. William Jones, Max Green, Justin Ruso) and threatens his potential victims with jail time unless they wire him cash or give him their bank information. The scary part is the bad guy typically has a bunch of your personal information...including SS#, home address, employer's name, and contact information for a handful of your family and friends.
If you receive a similar phone call...contact your local authorities immediately. Another good idea is to give a heads up to the 3 BIG Credit Bureaus (www.annualcreditreport.com)
You should also contact your utilities...as well as the Social Security Administration (http://www.ssa.gov/) and Federal Trade Commission (www.ftc.gov).
One more thing....if you're unsure about a call...run the phone number using a simple google search. When I did one for 206-831-5300...it turned up pages of complaints.
I'm Scott Hines...In Your Corner!
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