The local officials warn the community about Latin Scams
The local officials say they actively to achieve the protection of the Latino community to protect fraudsters aim to take advantage of some group members’ lack of knowledge on national and local policies.
The Chapel Hill Police Department, warning local people about two Latino Scams - a telephone marketing fraudsters, perhaps the Fiesta del Pueblo event in the city in September last year and a second that the international distribution of failure of pilot licences for exorbitant fees.
After formal complaints with the State Office of the Attorney General, February 25, there were two victims in the September-fraud. Both said they received a call from someone who is telling them incorrectly, she had won a new car, they would have while for Fiesta del Pueblo in the last year.
According to an official report of Public Prosecutions office, one of the victims reported that he received a call from someone who said an employee of “Sabado Gigante, a popular television show Latino.
The caller told the victim he had won a new car and forced the victim, taxes on the vehicle before being delivered. The victim was said, $ 600 to send electronically via Western Union to “Pablo Gomez” in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
The caller said the victim, as television film show, the crew of the automobile, if it was delivered to her or their house.
But after the sacrifice of money, neither film’s team car still there.
The Division of Consumer Protection, the Attorney General Office is working with Chapel Hill police officers to investigate potential suspects in the case.
While police continue to examine, Charlie Pardo, an officer patrolling in the community services, said he alerted local Latino businesses, churches and employers of Latinos.
“I am very Community Outreach with the Latino community,” said Pardo.
“If this fraud is Latino there with the population, we must let you know.”
Noelle Taylor, Assistant Public Information Officer of Public Prosecutions, said this type of fraud is fairly widespread.
“It is often against the elderly,” said Taylor. “(But) it is for the first time with our office a Latin that goal. Normally, artists are fraudsters use someone against ignorance.”
It is illegal in North Carolina and the USA to demand payment in advance to get a prize, she said.
In addition, the prosecutor general office and Chapel Hill, officers of the second survey, SCAM, the companies concerned international law to force the issue of pilot licences, but require up to $ 200 in payment.
According to a report by the Prosecutor General’s Office, several companies are specially designed for Latinos and other immigrants in North Carolina, could not with the process of obtaining a valid driver’s license.
A valid driver’s license NC may be granted only by the NC department of motor vehicles and costs $ 10
But Taylor said the driver’s license fraud is unrelated to telemarketing fraud. “The (driving licence fraud) is another question,” she says.
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