MBG-2024-04-0236 On April 11th, 2024, at approximately 12:22 PM, the victim reported they were the victim of a scam. Approximately one month prior, the victim saw an ad for investing on Facebook. The victim was directed to download two separate apps on his phone. After complying, the victim was instructed to deposit money from his […]
MBG-2024-04-0162 On April 8th, 2024, at approximately 10:34 AM, the victim came to the Mechanicsburg Police Department to report a scam. The victim, who resides in the first block of East Allen Street, stated they received a voicemail. The caller identified themselves as a deputy with the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office. The victim called the […]
MBG-2023-07-0104 On July 5th, 2023, at approximately 11:58 am, a scam was reported to the police department. The elderly victim’s child was making the report. It was learned, the victim was contacted by someone on Facebook. On three separate occasions, the victim sent money to this unknown person totaling $1,700.00. The identity of the person […]
MBG-2023-06-0677 On June 26th, 2023, at approximately 8:02 pm., the victim contacted the Police Department to report they were scammed. The victim, who resides in the 200 Block of West Elmwood Avenue, reported they sent money to a person on Facebook Marketplace for the purchase of a couch. The seller was to deliver the couch […]
MBG-2023-06-0339 On June 13th, 2023, at approximately 6:48 pm, the victim contacted the police department about a scam they fell victim to. The victim, who resides in the 200 block of East Locust Street, advised they received a phone call from someone stating they were from Amazon. The person on the phone stated the victim […]
MBG-2023-06-0233 On June 8th, 2023, at approximately 9:35 pm, the victim contacted the police department after falling victim to a scam. The victim, who resides in the 100 block of East Keller Street, reported they found an ad listed on realtor.com for a house for rent. The victim began emailing the person who was listed […]
MBG-2023-03-0426 On March 20th, 2023, at approximately 4:58 pm, the victim contacted the police department regarding a scam. The victim, who resides in 400 block of West Main Street, advised they were attempting to make a purchase at a store with an Amazon gift card. The victim had issues using the gift card. They searched […]
MBG-2023-02-0589 On February 24th, 2023, at approximately 3:25 pm, the victim contacted the police department advising they fell victim to a check cashing scam. The victim, who resides in the 1st block of Kingswood Drive, was communicating with someone they thought was a friend of theirs on Snap Chat. The “friend” asked the victim to […]
MBG-2023-02-0148 On February 7th, 2023, at approximately 3:20 pm, the victim contacted the police department after being victim to a scam. The victim who resides in the 700 block of South Frederick Street advised they received an email advising their PayPal account was used to purchase a $1,400 iPhone. The victim advised they clicked the […]
MBG-2023-01-0219 On January 9th, 2023, at approximately 2:18 pm, the police department was contacted by the victim regarding a scam. The victim who resides in the 200 block of South Filbert Street advised they had been contacted through Facebook messenger regarding a federal grant. The victim clicked on the link and eventually started exchanging messages […]