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3 of 3 Premium Clicks used this month SUBSCRIBE Print + Online Subscriber Activation | Register x Forgot Password | Need an Account? e-edition | subscribe | newsletter | deals Classifieds Jobs Autos Real Estate FEATURED » NEWS NOW Drive-by shooter gets 8 years ... OSF and bookstore at odds over banned books display ... Two recent area scams promise money or demand it ... Drive-by shooter gets 8 years ... OSF and bookstore at odds over banned books display ... Two recent area scams promise money or demand it ... PUBLIC SAFETY Two recent area scams promise money or demand it By Ryan Pfeil Mail Tribune Follow @@RyanPfeil MailTribune.com By Ryan Pfeil Mail Tribune Follow @@RyanPfeil Posted Aug. 5, 2016 @ 2:44 pm Updated Aug 5, 2016 at 2:58 PM By Ryan Pfeil Mail Tribune Follow @@RyanPfeil Posted Aug. 5, 2016 @ 2:44 pm Updated Aug 5, 2016 at 2:58 PM » Social News p bs:newslist StartDate="20121121" EndDate="p bs:datecalc Months="3"" DateSort="1" UseObjects="1" ObjectClass="81" Taxonomywords="2325,665" ExactTaxonomyMatch="1" Image="1" Count="4" --> Two area scams prompted a good number of calls to Medford police earlier this week, with one involving scammers posing as law enforcement. Police said they received about half a dozen calls reporting the scams Thursday. In one, scammers contacted people claiming to be with Medford police. They used a spoofed number, one that mirrored the actual agency number in order to appear legitimate on caller ID. They then said they were calling to investigate "tax fraud," and that they required an immediate payment. "We're not going to call you and say you need to pay us or you're going to jail," Medford police Lt. Kerry Curtis said. "That doesn't happen." A Medford police Facebook post said, "If we want to arrest you, we will find you and put these cool metal bracelets on your wrists. Do not fall for this." The other scam was an advertisement found on the Craigslist website. The post claimed interested parties would be paid by a private company if they allowed their vehicle to be wrapped with a company logo. "They send you a fat check, and they ask you to send them back $1,700 or so for the cost of the vehicle wrap, which they claim they will send to the car-wrapping business, because they are nice people," the post reads. "Once you wire the money, it's gone." A victim of this scam received a check from the scammers, Curtis said. It looked legitimate enough, but the bank realized it was fraudulent two days later. "The bottom line is, if people are sending you money and they want a portion of that money back, it's a scam," Curtis said. "One-hundred percent of the time." Reach reporter Ryan Pfeil at 541-776-4468 or [email protected]. Follow him at www.twitter.com/ryanpfeil . By Ryan Pfeil Mail Tribune Follow @@RyanPfeil MailTribune.com By Ryan Pfeil Mail Tribune Follow @@RyanPfeil Posted Aug. 5, 2016 @ 2:44 pm Updated Aug 5, 2016 at 2:58 PM » Comment or view comments Terms of Service /* $( document ).ready(function() { // Jquery mobile is trying to style the button and leaving a blank gry button on top of a white button $("#viafouracoms .vf-comment-controls li.vf-right").html(' Submit '); });*/ » STAY INFORMED Email NewsLetter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. calendar Connect with MailTribune.com Facebook Twitter RSS Back to top Reader Services Reader Services Home Subscriptions Subscriber controls Contact us Submissions Photos Events Letters to the editor Corrections Announcements Obituaries Story ideas Since you asked Alerts Email Alerts RSS Feeds Text Alerts Advertise Media Kit Home Products and services Ad rates Advertising contacts Propel Marketing Mail Tribune Daily Tidings The Nickel Shop Our Valley Blogs Mobile Site Stay Informed Email newsletter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. Your privacy is important, read our privacy policy. © Copyright 2016 Local Media Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms of Service | Local Media Group Publications Original content available for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons license, except where noted. MailTribune.com | P.O. Box 1108, Medford, OR 97501