Phone scammers are posing as Amber Alert representatives and offering to meet at homes to gather personal information to 'register' children. The California Highway Patrol warns that this is a scam and the Amber Alert system does not operate in this way.
The California Highway Patrol took to social media to warn state residents about a new scam circulating. Phone scammers posing as Amber Alert 'representatives' are offering to meet at homes and gather personal information to 'register' children, a procedure that is not actually practiced. 'This is NOT how the AMBER Alert system works!' the post read.
reiterated in their post that they are the only agency authorized to activate Amber Alerts for the state. The agency also advised the public to never provide personal information or answer calls from 'possible scam' numbers, and to notify law enforcement immediately if contacted by a scammer.
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