4/3/18
by News Department on 04/03/18Scam warning...
Pennsylvania Treasurer Joe Torsella is warning residents about a scam in which callers are posing as Treasury employees and threatening arrests if unpaid taxes are not paid immediately.
According to the Republican Herald, the fraudulent calls are coming from telephone numbers that appear to belong to the Pennsylvania Treasury, a news release from the office states.
Torsella notes that the Treasury does not collect taxes or seek payments via telephone and has no authority to make arrests.
All services that Treasury provides to the public are offered free of charge, including the process of unclaimed property.
Suspicious calls can be reported to the state Office of the Attorney General, Bureau of Consumer Protection, at 800-441-2555 or scams@attorneygeneral.gov.
