Californians warned to be on high alert for ‘Amber Alert’ scam

The California Highway Patrol took to social media to warn state residents about a new scam in the wild.

Telephone scammers posing as Amber Alert “representatives” are offering to meet at homes to collect personal information in order to “register” children, a process that never actually takes place. do not have.

“This is not how the Amber Alert system works!” the post read.

The story of seven children who were kidnapped, survived, and were reunited with their families.

The California Highway Patrol has warned of a new scam circulating on social media. (California Highway Patrol)

Amber Alert was part of the Child Safety Act package signed by Congress in 2003 and was named after 9-year-old Amber Hagerman of Arlington, Texas, who was abducted and murdered in 1996.

A national alert system was created to quickly notify the public of child abductions.

Kidnappings and attempted kidnappings by family members and non-family members are most common in the summer.

Amber Alert is a national alert system designed to quickly notify the public of child abductions. (California Highway Patrol)

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The CHP reiterated in its post that it is the only agency authorized to issue an Amber Alert for the state.

The agency urges the public never to provide personal information or respond to calls from “potentially fraudulent” numbers, and to immediately report to law enforcement if contacted by scammers. He recommended that.