The Shasta County Sheriff’s Office recently received reports of a subject calling citizens and claiming to be a representative with the Shasta County Sheriff’s Office. In these incidents the caller has utilized the names of known members of the Shasta… Continue Reading
The Redding Police Department would like to warn residents of continued telephone fraud attempts involving suspect(s) claiming to be federal Internal Revenue Service agents. SHASCOM dispatch has received over 50 calls for service today from citizens concerned about phone messages… Continue Reading
Recently the Redding Police Department has received a number of reports regarding a kidnapping telephone scam. The suspect will call using a blocked phone number and claim to have kidnapped a family member. They will demand a sum of money… Continue Reading
The Redding Police Department would like to inform citizens of scams during this year’s tax season. Many Shasta County citizens are receiving phone calls from scam artists claiming to be Internal Revenue Service Agents. The impersonator often has personal… Continue Reading
In the beginning of August 2014, several reports were made to the Sheriff’s Office and other local area law enforcement agencies regarding a telephone scam where the suspects were posing as Sheriff’s Office employees, demanding money to clear arrest warrants… Continue Reading
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