13 • TIMES, THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2014 by Heidi Harrison Chain At the March 112th Precinct Community Council meeting, there was a discussion of a group of scams that have been targeting our residents. Capt. Thomas Conforti, 112th Precinct commander, warned our residents not to be victims. Additionally, Inspector James Klein, commanding officer of the NYPD Crime Prevention Division, sent out a letter describing other scams and ways to avoid the “Green Dot” card scam. In an effort to let our community know about these scams, I posted them to the 112th Precinct Community Council Facebook page, which everyone is welcome to like. What happened during the rest of the week was amazing. People started to share additional scams. Every day, I received information about another scam. Here’s a summary of the scams that we have been told about this week: Vacation scams • A text message appears on your phone indicating that you just won a vacation to the Bahamas. All you have to do is call back the number and give your information. • You get a phone call that you have won a trip to Disney World. On the phone call, all you have to do is hit a number and provide your information in order to receive your trip (I happened to receive this wonderful call). Computer scams • You get a phone call that your computer has been sending out messages. You need to send money to someone so they can go online and fix your computer. • You get a phone call indicating that your computer has been hacked. Again, you are asked to send money in order to get the cure. Bank email alert In this cam, you get an email purportedly from your bank indicating fraud has been perpetrated against your account. There is a link for you to click and provide all of your personal information. Never click that link; always call your bank. Vacation problem scam • Members of a local organization got an email that the president of their organization was on vacation and had -SEE 112TH NEWS ON PG. 55- R’wood Dems Eye Local Service Community and business services highlighted the Ridgewood Democratic Club meeting last Friday, Mar. 28, at the organization’s Putnam Avenue headquarters. Ted Renz, executive director of the Ridgewood Local Development Corporation and the Myrtle Avenue Business Improvement District, came by to speak about the organizations’ continuous efforts to improve Ridgewood. Community Board 5 District Manager Gary Giordano also attended to speak about several issues, including capital budget requests. Renz and Giordano are pictured with the club’s executive board members, including (in alphabetical order) David Aglialoro, Kate Brennan, Joan DeCamp, Donna Dowd, Adam Gawronski, President Jim Grayshaw, Susan Grayshaw, Ann Muller and David Renz. News From The 112th Precinct COMMUNITY COUNCIL Beware Of The Scams Via Phone, Text & Email ©Times Newsweekly - 2014 R.B.CTR
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