Police urge residents to be wary of strange callers or emails demanding money after a Birmingham resident was told he won $2.4 million from the American Sweepstakes Commission.
Birmingham Police are letting residents know: if a stranger asks you for money either via email or over the phone, it's a scam. The warning comes after a Birmingham resident living on Lake Park was recently conned out of almost $48,000 as part of an email and phone scam. According to police reports, the man first received an email telling him he had won $2.4 million and a brand new Mercedez-Benz from the American Sweepstakes Commission. Then, police say the man received a phone call from a man with a heavy accent, telling him he must pay certain taxes and fees before receiving his money. Police say a reverse phone search revealed the call originally came from Kingston, Jamaica. In addition, a search of the American Sweepstakes Commission …
Several Birmingham residents have recently reported receiving phone calls from a man with a thick accent who claims to be a New York detective.
Birmingham Police are warning residents to stay vigilant regarding a wave of phone fraud incidents in Birmingham. According to Birmingham police, several residents have reported receiving calls from someone who claims to be a New York Police Department detective, who tells residents they are suspects or witnesses in a civil fraud case. In some cases, the caller has demanded the money be sent to an out-of-state location and threatens that the resident's credit will be ruined. Residents have reported the caller's voice as being male with a heavy accent in some cases. Anyone who receives these calls should know they're fraudulent, police say. All calls should be reported to Det. Lt. Carol Millgard at 248-530-1866. At this time, there are no …
The following information was supplied by the Birmingham Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
The following is a roundup of recent Birmingham Police reports: Two 17-year-old boys from Birmingham were arrested early Sunday morning and charged with larceny after police say the broke into several cars in the 300 block of Fairfax. According to police reports, a resident on that block watched a young man enter his vehicle around 1:25 a.m. Sunday. The man appeared to remove items while another young man waited near the sidewalk, the resident reported. The resident then watched the first young man go across the street and enter another vehicle. The responding officers apprehended both boys while one was in the process of taking items from a vehicle. Both were taken into custody and charged with larceny from auto, then turned over to their…
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uknowimright
6:23 am on Thursday, January 24, 2013
If he was that dumb, he was asking for it. Lesson learned. Next time, donate your "pocket change" to a local charity or family in need. more ›