BRIEFLY / Metro.Byline: The Register-Guard Police investigating fraud scam (SCSI Configured AutoMatically) A subset of Plug and Play that allows SCSI IDs to be changed by software rather than by flipping switches or changing jumpers. Both the SCSI host adapter and peripheral must support SCAM. See SCSI. on elderly SPRINGFIELD - Police are investigating two apparently related cases here and in Eugene where elderly individuals were contacted by phone as part of an attempted fraud scam. Springfield police said both individuals were contacted by someone claiming to work for the United Parcel Service United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE: UPS), commonly referred to as UPS, is the world's largest package delivery company, delivering more than 15 million packages[1] a day to 6.1 million customers in over 200 countries and territories around the world. . The caller told them they won a lottery through Reader's Digest Reader's Digest U.S.-based monthly magazine. Founded by DeWitt and Lila Wallace, it was first published in 1922 as a digest of articles of topical interest and entertainment value condensed from other periodicals. . The caller then asked if the people would be home at a certain time so a package could be delivered to them. Shortly after, the people received another phone call from someone claiming to work for Readers Digest saying they won a $25,000 cash prize. However, the local residents had to pay $2,000 in taxes upfront to receive the prize, the caller said. The caller's tactics were described as "very aggressive." Both people who received the calls avoided taking part in the scam. Police determined the call purported pur·port·ed adj. Assumed to be such; supposed: the purported author of the story. pur·port  ed·ly adv. to be from UPS was fake. UPS
said its policy does not include calling people before a delivery.
Springfield police advise people not to engage in conversation with
someone they suspect to be part of this scam or any others.
Anyone who has been contacted by someone under these same circumstances CIRCUMSTANCES, evidence. The particulars which accompany a fact. 2. The facts proved are either possible or impossible, ordinary and probable, or extraordinary and improbable, recent or ancient; they may have happened near us, or afar off; they are public or is asked to call Springfield police Detective Robert Conrad at 726-3721. |
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