The Chapel Hill Police Department recently received reports of telemarketing scams indicating that potential victims have won large sums of money or high-price items.
The scams require victims to wire money to the scammer in order to claim their prize. In one particular scam, the calls show up as coming from area code 876 in Jamaica. According to police, scams like this are designed to extort money from victims who never receive a prize, and many scams target the elderly.
If you believe you have been the victim of a telemarketing scam, call 911 to report this to the police. For information on how to protect yourself against scams, visit ncdoj.com/Protect-Yourself/Stop-Telemarketers.aspx