O’Hara Township police warn residents about phone, email scams

WPXI.com News Staff

April 19, 2024 at 12:46 PM·1 min read

O’Hara Township police have been taking reports from residents about a potential scam.

The callers and the emails claim to be from credit card companies, banks or other agencies.

Police warn residents to be extra cautious so they don’t end up a victim of fraud or identity theft. The scammers request private information, such as social security numbers, dates of birth, addresses or passwords.

Police also stress that any time you are asked to purchase any type of gift card to make a payment, you are being scammed.

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