Police are warning people against scammers who call and may threaten you with arrest for unpaid fines, taxes or bills and demand immediate payment. These scams use threats designed to frighten you into handing over your money, and can even include threats to your life.
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The scammer may call you and pressure you into paying immediately, threaten you with arrest, or say they will send the police to your house if you refuse. Scammers will also sent emails claiming you owe money for things like a speeding fine, tax office debt or unpaid bill. Scammers have been known to target vulnerable people, such as the elderly and newly arrived migrants. They will often impersonate government officials from agencies such as the Department of Immigration, the Department of Human Services, Centrelink, the Australian Taxation Office or the Australian Federal Police.
Police advise not to be pressured by a threatening call. A government agency or trusted company will never ask you to pay by unusual methods such as money orders, electronic transfers, iTunes or other vouchers or Bitcoin. If you receive a phone call from someone threatening you and asking you to pay a fee, hang up and do not respond.
Police recover stolen goods
On Saturday night Monaro Police executed a search warrant for stolen goods at a house at Binjura via Cooma, seizing two snowboards, snow boots, adjustable ski poles and related equipment. A 33-year-old man at the house was issued with a Court Attendance Notice for possessing stolen goods. He is due to appear in Cooma Local Court on September 26.
