At the recent Fairfield Bay City Council meeting, the city’s Police Chief issued a PSA regarding the FBI.
Fairfield Bay Police Chief Jackie McCool said that the number of calls regarding scams in Fairfield Bay had become “extensive” involving international scammers. He warned that a new scam is becoming prevalent and provided FBI information about how to protect yourself.
FBI Warning About International Scammers
Police Chief McCool started his statement as follows:
“Public service announcement. Courtesy of the FBI. I’m bringing this to light here because it has touched our community.”
International scammers are reportedly targeting local residents in Fairfield Bay on an increasing level:
“The number of calls we get on international calls and latent theft is becoming extensive.”
Sadly, by the time most people contact the local police. their property and money is already out of the country:
“Some of our citizens that call or come in have have already had their money, identity, or assets stolen.”
McCool shared the FBI’s opinion that the best way to protect yourself is to be proactive:
“The FBI’s opinion is the way to combat this threat is to be proactive.”
New Scams Are Rising
According to McCool, a new scam on the rise involves scammers pretending to be law enforcement.
One scam is like this: Someone will contact you pretending to be law enforcement. They will ask you to liquidate assets and have a “courier” come pick up your assets pretending to be the government.4
According to McCool:
“Being informed is the best weapon against this.”
You can read guidance from the FBI about such scams and what law enforcement are seeing
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