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Fairfax, VA fraud: "you owe the police $7,500 for false alarms from your burglar alarm.

By Ben Glass

A woman at reported getting a call with this message by a "bill collector."

The "bill collector" told her that they were collecting an overdue debt owed the "Fairfax police" because of false alarms from your burglar alarm.

Just another scam.

My friend lives in a one bedroom apartment in in Sterling, Virginia (not Fairfax County). She's never owned a burglar alarm. The "bill collector" just hung up when she told them, "just call my lawyer, he'll take care of you."

Consumer message: whenever anyone you don't know CALLS you asking for money, from "charities" to "bill collectors," just tell them to put it in writing and mail it to you.

If they have to ask for your address, or hesitate at all, they are likely frauds.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Ben Glass

Full post as published by Northern Virginia Personal Injury Lawyer on December 14, 2008 (boomark / email).