People and businesses in the Village of Greenport have once again been receiving phone calls, purported to be from PSEG, that state that they owe PSEG money on their electric account, according to village clerk Sylvia Pirillo. READ
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Imagine receiving this phone call: “…You will be taken into custody by local cops, as there are more serious allegations pressed on your name at this moment. We would request you to get back to us so that we can discuss about this case before taking any legal action against you.” READ
The New York State Department of Taxation has issued a warning that scammers are using its fraud hotline phone numbers to contact residents.
After receiving a string of complaints from residents who recently received phone calls from subjects fraudulently claiming to be with the Internal Revenue Service and demanding money, the Southold Town Police Department issued a press release Thursday to warn residents about the phone scam.
Southold Town Police are warning residents about phone scams after a string of complaints from residents claim they received phone calls from subjects fraudulently claiming to be with the Internal Revenue Service and demanding money.