the staff of the Ridgewood blog

Park Ridge NJ, Park Ridge Police Department has issued a SCAM ALERT: “computer repair” service cold-calling and requesting access to your computer OR a pop-up on your screen saying “call tech support at xxx-xxx-xxxx”. They ‘bill you too much’ and request the difference back in gift cards/money order.

Through remote access they gain access to your bank accounts and money is transferred from one of your bank accounts to another to make it appear as a deposit.

If you think it’s a scam …. it is. If you’re unsure, hang up and call us to ask – we’ll be happy to help!