{"id":12749,"date":"2019-12-13T16:56:41","date_gmt":"2019-12-13T21:56:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/?p=12749"},"modified":"2019-12-13T16:56:41","modified_gmt":"2019-12-13T21:56:41","slug":"orleans-county-albion-police-warning-residents-of-a-scam-call-and-to-contact-them-if-you-receive-one-with-an-automated-albion-pd-message","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2019\/12\/13\/orleans-county-albion-police-warning-residents-of-a-scam-call-and-to-contact-them-if-you-receive-one-with-an-automated-albion-pd-message\/","title":{"rendered":"ORLEANS COUNTY\/Albion Police warning residents of a scam call and to contact them if you receive one with an automated Albion PD message"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Press release<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On December 13, 2019, the Albion Police Department received a complaint from a citizen outside of the Village of Albion reporting that she received a phone call from an unknown phone number. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The individual making the phone call claimed to be attempting to obtain payment and personal information from the citizen and the information was not given. At that time, the citizen attempted to use an extension to speak with a separate representative and be removed from the call list, but she was taken to an automated message that is believed to be the same message created by the Albion Police Department call receiving system. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The citizen was then forwarded to the same individual she originally spoke with, who then became extremely aggressive and began calling her names and the phone call was ended. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Albion Police Department wishes that Village of Albion residents, as well as residents in the surrounding areas contact the Albion Police Department at (585)589-5627 if they receive a similar phone call. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Residents should be vigilant when receiving any type of phone call where the caller is attempting to obtain any type of personal information, and not release any personal information in cases where the phone call seems suspicious in nature and to contact your local police agency.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Press release On December 13, 2019, the Albion Police Department received a complaint from a citizen outside of the Village of Albion reporting that she received a phone call from an unknown phone number. The individual making the phone call claimed to be attempting to obtain payment and personal information \u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"continue-reading-button\"> <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2019\/12\/13\/orleans-county-albion-police-warning-residents-of-a-scam-call-and-to-contact-them-if-you-receive-one-with-an-automated-albion-pd-message\/\">Continue reading<i class=\"crycon-right-dir\"><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5959,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[128,6],"tags":[1922],"class_list":["post-12749","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-albion","category-orleans-county","tag-scam-call"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8eTP4-3jD","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":51164,"url":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2024\/02\/29\/orleans-county-albion-pd-warns-of-a-scam-involving-someone-pretending-to-be-a-police-officer\/","url_meta":{"origin":12749,"position":0},"title":"ORLEANS COUNTY\/Albion PD warns of a scam involving someone pretending to be a police officer","author":"aka","date":"February 29, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Press release The Albion Police Department is warning people about another phone scam making the rounds in the area. This scam involves someone pretending to be a police officer who tells the victim(s) that there is a warrant out for their arrest or that they have pending criminal charges. During\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Albion&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Albion","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/category\/albion\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":19776,"url":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2020\/10\/02\/orleans-county-phone-scams-being-investigated-in-albion\/","url_meta":{"origin":12749,"position":1},"title":"ORLEANS COUNTY\/Phone scams being investigated in Albion","author":"aka","date":"October 2, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Press release The Albion Police Department is investigating several phone scams that have been attempted and completed within the Village of Albion. The scam involves the victim receiving a phone call from an unknown out of state phone number and the caller advising the victim that one of their family\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Albion&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Albion","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/category\/albion\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":13578,"url":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2020\/01\/30\/orleans-county-fraud-alert-after-numerous-complaints-received\/","url_meta":{"origin":12749,"position":2},"title":"ORLEANS COUNTY\/Fraud alert after numerous complaints received","author":"aka","date":"January 30, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Press release The Albion and Holley Police Departments have received numerous complaints recently involving phone, mail and internet fraud. These complaints vary in how they are orchestrated, but the result is always the transfer of funds that are nearly impossible to trace. Some of the scams we have received are\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Albion&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Albion","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/category\/albion\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":64300,"url":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2025\/05\/01\/orleans-county-albion-man-facing-felony-rape-charges-after-an-incident-at-a-village-park\/","url_meta":{"origin":12749,"position":3},"title":"ORLEANS COUNTY\/Albion man facing felony rape charges after an incident at a village park","author":"aka","date":"May 1, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"(Information and photo from a provided press release) On Monday, April 28th, 2025 the Albion Police Department received a report of an incident that occurred inside a village park on Friday, April 25th at around 9:00pm. 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On January 4, 2023, about 3:30p.m., the Albion Police Department conducted a search at a residence in the Village of Albion on\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Albion&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Albion","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/category\/albion\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/FB_IMG_1673047927355.jpg?fit=480%2C600&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":27625,"url":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2021\/08\/25\/orleans-county-albion-pair-arrested-after-fighting-with-knives\/","url_meta":{"origin":12749,"position":5},"title":"ORLEANS COUNTY\/Albion pair arrested after fighting with knives","author":"aka","date":"August 25, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Press release On August 24th, 2021 at approximately 10:54p.m., the Albion Police Department with assistance from the OrleansCounty Sheriff\u2019s Office, responded to 110 West Bank Street for the report of two males fighting with knives involved and one male having a laceration to the face. 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