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| Kaua'i Chief of Police Darryl Perry, Assistant Chief's, Ale Quibilan and Michael Contrades recently honored at a Martin Luther King celebration at Kukui grove Shopping center. Chief Perry actually talks to a scammer and the scammer has no idea he is talking to the police of Chief! Listen to the chief and scammer at; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QP4bRfCyxqM
a fictitious person. I hope this goes viral, pass it on! a special mahalo goes to the staff of Ho'ike Kaua'i for assisting the department in editing the file and posting it online for public viewing
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KPD posts conversation online to warn public--
The enclosed is a press release and can be seen on the county of Kauai's webpage and Facebook page!
LĪHU'E – A con artist unknowingly attempted to scam Kaua'i Police Chief Darryl Perry during a phone call that took place earlier this month, and now the department has posted the recorded conversation on its website to warn the public of these types of scams.
“We wanted the public to get a true understanding of how con artists operate so they can identify when they’re being conned,” stated Chief Perry. “While this scammer’s promises are so outrageous at times it can seem comical, the fact is there are a lot of people who willingly give their personal information and hard-earned money to strangers. And once that happens, almost nothing can be done to get it back.”
The Kauai Police Department urges the public to be especially cautious during the holidays. Scams are more apparent at this time of year because the temptation of “free money” can be more inviting to potential victims.
Fraud schemes occur in various forms but all are aimed at taking money from unsuspecting victims. This particular scam promises the victim a large payout, but only after he or she wire transfers money to the caller, supposedly to cover taxes or processing fees. But once the victim makes that initial payment, the con artist is never heard from again.
Some scam artists use simple requests via letter, e-mail or popular social networking sites, while others develop a more in-depth, online relationship with a victim over a period of time.
It is common for e-mail scams to include official seals or mention government entities. There are currently several e-mail scams circulating that claim to involve the Internal Revenue Service (I.R.S.), foreign embassies, banks or local police departments.
Scammers are also known for using popular social networking sites, such as Facebook, MySpace or Twitter. Initially, the scammer may pose as a friend and entice victims into sending explicit photos or information which are later used to extort or otherwise terrorize the victim into providing cash.
Hackers can even log into a person’s email account and send emails on behalf of the account owner requesting money to assist with a sudden hardship. If you receive an email from a friend that seems suspicious, contact the person directly and verify the situation before you act.
Children and senior citizens are popular targets for scam artists as they tend to be more trusting of unknown individuals. Responsible family members should keep a careful watch of their online activity.
“The bottom line is if it sounds too good to be true, it usually is,” added Chief Perry. “Never give out your personal information or send money to someone you don’t know.”
To hear Chief Perry’s conversation with the con artist who contacted him, visit Youtube at; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QP4bRfCyxqM
If you suspect a scam, please call the Kaua'i Police Department at 241-1711 or your hometown police department if you don't live on Kaua'i...
Hana Hou, (Encore) Shared from Facebook...
20 comments:
Amazing to hear the details
Our Police chief is actually a pretty cool dude, I had a problem a few years back and he took time to speak with me and come up with a solution.
The Chief has the facilities to spread the words,just keep this up all year round
10-4 Unc! I am about to post this as today's dakinetalk blog, stay tuned and please comment on the blog thread too!
Ya James that happens to me also they ask me to pay the tax before I get my winnings of 10 millions its gonna cost me 77 hundred to get it when they receive my tax payment they going to deliver it to my home n 72 hrs.. I know it's a scam ... Gee this African s going to far on scamming innocent people.. Something must be done about this scammers all over the globe.
via facebook."Omg James it's the same memo and his name s Peter Anderson I have his voice mail and its the same voice I've just heard ... And he keep stalking me until he ordered me to go to Walgreen to buy a money pack for 59 dollars and stupid me I did when I got his call he ask me to scratch the back of the money pack and give him the numbers I was very confused cuz he told me that's just a payment of my winnings and I have to go to a western union to pay for the tax of the amount of $7,650.00.. I keep telling him I don't have that kind of cash.. I swear they keep calling to make me beleive that I win..I just ignored their calls since they took my 50 dollars.. Ya the police should check the stores for this green money pack what it's for.. It's a long story why i end up giving my 50 dollars away..."
wow, they only asked the police chief for 500.00 western union?
it was great when the Chief tells the scammer he'd like to visit him in New York and the scammer Peter Wallace agree's to it! darryl Perry should get an acedemy waerd for acting and keeping the scammer on the phone for 16 minutes! Please pass this on!
ha ha ha Rabbi Kimo,you just won a Hawaii state lotto with no money in the bank,we are broke,if you email me Lady Obama for one week to do my dishes,you can go pick up a week's worth of kosher Chinese fly lice,just tell them Chief Perry's Nigeria gang will pay for it,shalom,Happy holidays
Ha ha ha,see da fun you can have on Facebook
That's a good one!
via facebook;" awesome! try to scam a police chief and get on YouTube!"
"Yap keep me posted you guys thanks!"
" Do you know if Nigeria has OIL,if they do,we can ask Obama to appoint the George W.Bush's gang to personally enlist in the military to invade Nigeria & steal their OIL ."
"Yap the scammers are getting stupid I got some of them on my traps now. Its vise versa I make them fall for me and stupid they revail themselves who they really are on cam and guest what they are all nigerian using white duds profiles... I'm having fun over this now lol..."
Some might think that it's only fools who fall in this trap. it isn't. These crooks are very talented and use all the tricks to talk you over. Some kind of phsychology to catch you in a very nasty way.
The county of Kaua'i recently posted a phone call from a scammer to believe it or not Kauai' Police Chief Perry.
Imagine being a scammer and having a list of phone numbers and one of those phone numbers belongs to the Chief of police! What are the odds? Like winning the lottery or being struck by lightning? I am sure the Chief would prefer winning the lottery (that's if we had a lottery) but is glad he didn't get struck by lightning.
The scammer pretending to be from N.Y. and telling the chief he has won $250,000 but will need a check for taxes, he asks the chief to send $500.00 via western Union, the chief agree's using the fictious name of Robert Silva.
This is some great acting by our chief, not only do I hope this YouTube goes viral but hope our chief wins an academy award.
Jokes aside, Mahalo Nui Loa Chief Perry for sharing your phone conversation and posting it on YouTube for the world to know what to look for in a scam!
In case you missed the video phone call it can be viewed at;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QP4bRfCyxqM
So was this scammer apprehended? The chief had the goods on him, didn't he?
no, because he is in Nigeria using high tech untraceable means, like Skype, he pretended to be in New York, was not.
"Keep me posted James."
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