I just wanted to alert everyone that there currently is a scam going on where an individual calls your house and asks for a family member by name. They tell them that they won a large amount of money in a contest. The individual usually has a foreign accent and he already has some personal information to make it seem like a legitimate phone call. They will ask you to send them a fee of around several hundred dollars for the courier service.
This recently happened to a local resident but they were smart enough to catch on to it. These type of scams are becoming more frequent, along with the Nigerian email scams where they tell you they inherited a large sum of money. They will tell you that they will split it with you if you send them your bank account information so that they can move the money out of the country.
Please remember that if it sounds too good to be true it is! If you have any questions please call the Gloucester City Police Department
George Berglund
Chief of Police
Gloucester City Police Department
313 Monmouth St.
Gloucester City, NJ 08030
Office 856-456-0408
Fax 856-456-3682
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