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Scam Alert
This column will feature scam alerts as the Beat hears about them.-?
- Category: Scam Alert
Santa Fe – The New Mexico State Treasurer's Office is issuing an official alert about two active fraud schemes targeting residents and government entities through impersonation phone calls and phishing emails.
In one recent case, a fraudulent caller spoofed State Treasurer Laura M. Montoya's official phone number and claimed to be federal law enforcement to trick individuals into disclosing sensitive personal and financial information. The scammers stated that the recipient's bank accounts were under investigation for felonious criminal activity, using publicly available information about the recipient and fabricated case numbers to provide a false sense of credibility. They then pressured the recipient to disclose sensitive financial details under threat of bank account freezes.
- Category: Scam Alert
SANTA FE - The New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) will not send text messages or make phone calls to collect fees or payments for traffic tickets. If you receive a message about an outstanding ticket, do not provide any payment information.
What you should do:
• Do not click on any links in suspicious text messages.
• Do not answer unsolicited phone calls regarding traffic tickets or fees.
• Block the sender or hang up and block the caller.
Stay vigilant and protect your personal information.
- Category: Scam Alert
IT is DEFINITELY a scam.
PNM would not call you.
NEVER give any personal or especially financial information over the phone from an unknown number.
And NEVER EVER call back on the number given by the scam call or email. They know then that you are a real person and you will be on every bad list forever.
Only give out information WHEN YOU initiate the call and know to whom you are speaking!!
NEVER EVER believe any company or (maybe lots of individuals!!) when they call out of the blue.
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