Phone Scammers Claim to Harm Victim’s Family
Trenton NJ, The New Jersey State Police are reporting during the last week, law enforcement agencies in New Jersey began investigating a phone scam that threatens to harm victims’ family members if money is not wired to the caller. The most recent incident was reported to the New Jersey State Police Perryville Station.
The details of each respective occurrence vary slightly, however, there are several factors common with all of the incidents. All of the calls are made from 331-240-1294 and a computerized voice claims to be watching the victim’s house. The message directs the victim to call the above number and threatens to harm their family if money is not wired as per their instructions.
If you receive a call like the one described, please notify your local police immediately. DO NOT, under any circumstance, call the number back or wire money to the caller.
The incidents are currently under investigation and there is no additional information available at this time.
That’s why don’t even answer my phone anymore
Almost all my incoming calls these days are scam calls of some type.
I get 5 calls a day from these nitwits
On a call I received yesterday, Caller I.D. identified the caller as Midland Park Borough (or maybe Borough Hall). I doubted it, but picked up. It was some scammer from India. I told him that what he was doing was illegal and hung up. I angrily deleted the I.D., but wish I had saved it and given it to the Midland Park police. If that place calls me again, I will.
Worse yet, I received a scammer call and the tel. # they used to call me was my tel. #. I notified the FBI.