community we receive many scam calls one of the ones i received was a quote from the internal revenue they wanted me to pay my back taxes or the police will come and take me away oh i told them there is only one way to pay your taxes and that rule the mail and the rule the proper channels with the proper backup so they hung up very quickly i know this scam i received was that my grandson was in a police station in mexico well i knew he was maybe twenty minutes away when i asked them for his name after they gave me the holes feel his name is joshua r and they said all joel we say yes those were just two of the many scary let's listen to the director of the clinton senior center welcome to clinton neighborhood center located that five thirty west fifty fifth street between ninth and tenth avenue you my name is trinity thurman and i am the program director for the program provides in the rate of activities which includes a dealy lunch program monday through friday from eight am to five pm today i will be over viewin crime prevention thank you well the police set up a little information about male theft try to deposit outgoing mail in the mailbox as close to schedule pickup time as possible  the possible mail on holidays or weekends on thursday january thirty first two thousand and nineteen the midtown north pre sent n y p d broad and m a hand out which includes the following regarding crime prevention the center members were provided with a handout that is titled the crime prevention book for seniors in this book tips some are the following traveling when walking shopping medical information do what you can to be seen and always alert medical gamma mart hostage scam alert law enforcement scam alert immigration scam alert lottery scam trent and we have police officer robert williams and we're going to give you two quick messages about how how how to avoid scams with the telephone calls and watch out for check washington and also robbie williams will tell you some stories and you should find it very useful and  beneficial how are you everybody two things one check washing the mail box fishing when you just send out your bills some people still put the mail out the mailbox or if you use this to the mailbox and people get in the mailbox they take the envelopes they look for the bills can be very intimidating or very schmoozing and very sympathetic because they'll do con edison most of the business is that your lights will be turned off unless you pay a certain amount and they want you to use gift cards the same with the i r s but the i r s says once you're going to send a certified trouble distress they need money for legal bills medical bills they'll put someone on the phone saying a name and there's a lot of information you get online just by putting in someone's name so they'll get they'll go through the phone book even so if anyone calls it it doesn't right it's not and it happened to my hands she was called she they said your grandson william is in need of money in the medical republic and he was at home in yonkers and she believed and she took out ten thousand dollars cash and they came to the house to pick it up so that was the worst because i'm a cop and her son is a lawyer and she didn't tell us she just believed it so it can happen it does happen to people so if it sounds fishy or phony it probably is going to say oh let me really illuminates at nighttime in the daytime all all types of all times a day so it really works ok so some people would put on their vehicles seniors neighborhood self help but older persons located in the bronx new york the new york city department for the aging located in new york new york carter barr in center the aging located in new york new york jewish association for services for the chasa located in new york new york and community agency for senior citizens who keep it in staten island new york do what you can to be seen and always reported scam alerts are the following phone calls about utilities is a scam alert i r s scam alert medical scam america has stage scam alert law enforcement scam aler immigration scheme alert lottery scam alert  so you receive a call from someone telling you that a family member is being held hostage and they want you to submit or run some payment over the phone it is a scary note the caller will have your family member's name and vital information to make it sound real but what should you do hang up call a loved one or another family member no matter what time it is and even if the caller tells you not to do so you will find that your loved one is ok do not go out and purchase a gift card to pay over the phone and the other thing you receive a call from a law enforcement officer telling you that a family member has been arrested and that you need to pay bail money they also tell you that the loved one is embarrassed and deserve one another family member to know what happened it is a scam if you receive a call from a law enforcement officer asking for a donation to a law enforcement charity or foundation it is also a scam what should you do hang up or you receive a call from someone telling you that they are from u s immigration and customs enforcement the caller states that your immigration status has been revo and you will be deported or put in jail a less you submit payment over the phone it is scary what you do hang up call us immigration and customs enforcement at eight six six three four seven two four two three to report the incident eight six six three four seven two four two three reported immediately report a theft or any suspicious activity to the new york police department by calling nine one one and here is something else new for you interviews with latino