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Scam Phone Call

MBG-2021-04-0251 On April 8th, 2021, at approximately 4:15 pm, the victim contacted the police department reporting they had received a phone call advising a rental vehicle was found in Colorado with drugs inside it. The caller advised the rental agreement came back to the victim with their social security number. The victim was asked to […]

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Beware of Possible Scam

MBG-2020-10-0111 On October 5th, 2020, at approximately 3:51 pm, the police department was contacted by a resident advising they received a notice in the mail about being qualified for a COVID-19 benefits relief plan. The return address on the envelope which the mailing came in was “Administrative Offices – Mechanicsburg, PA 17055-2884”. The mailing was […]

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Beware of Scams

The Mechanicsburg Police Department has been made aware of two different scams that have been received by residents. The first resident received a phone call from someone that was posing to be a family member. They advised that they had been arrested in another country and needed to have money sent to pay for their […]