Avoid Scams

• Be careful what you post on social media. Scammers use personal information to make their calls and emails sound more real.  
• Stop and think. Scammers use surprise, fear and a sense of urgency to their advantage. If you get a call from someone who is asking to pay a fine, warrant, or fee via gift cards, cryptocurrency, or precious metals such as gold, take a moment to think it through. Law enforcement will never solicit payment over the phone, especially through gift cards, cryptocurrency, or gold.  
• Hang up and call back. If the caller says they are from law enforcement, hang up and look up the contact information for that agency. Call them back at the publicly listed number to contact to verify the information.   
• Verify. If they are the CEO of the company or business, verify the information with a manager or another employee.   
• Don’t click on that! Do not click on web address links from texts or emails; do your own internet search for the website or phone number to contact them. 

Read more about a recent scam that the Colorado Springs Police Department are warning about at https://gazette.com/news/local/fake-police-officer-phone-scams/article_dcd884a7-7d2d-4219-a32b-01ba0c264571.html