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Telephone Scam Alert in King City

According to the King City Police Department on April 18, a victim received a call from an unknown female suspect who identified herself as a detective with the King City PD on April 13. The caller ID indicated that the call came from the King City Police Department's main phone number. The female suspect told the victim that she was investigating a case involving identity theft and instructed the victim to withdraw all of her money from her bank account so that her identity could be cleared. The female suspect also instructed the victim to take her money to a local Bitcoin depot and deposit it into an account. The victim did as instructed only to learn that she had fallen victim to a scam. The King City Police Department reminds the community to be careful when receiving phone calls from any person or institution asking for personal information and or money. The King City PD will never ask community members to withdrawl or deposit money into any account. In addition, the King City Police Department will never ask a community member to pay for police services. If you receive a phone call from someone identifying themselves as an employee of the King City Police Department and feel the call may not be legitimate, then please call the King City PD or the Monterey County Communications Center at 831-385-8311 to report it. Anyone with further information about this case is encouraged to contact Sergeant Brennan Lux with the King City Police Department at 831-385-4848 or the We Tip line at 1-800-78-CRIME.

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