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Pennsylvania courts warn of phone scam threatening to put people on sex offender registry over unpaid fines

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AdvertisementBy The Morning CallApr 14, 2021 at 11:02 pmIf you get a phone call from the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts threatening to put you on the sex offender registry over unpaid court fines and fees, it’s not really the AOPC calling.It’s a scam mimicking the AOPC’s phone number, the office said in a Tuesday public service announcement.AdvertisementThe AOPC does not call or solicit payment by credit card, gift card or any other means of electronic funds transfer for any reason. Anyone receiving such a phone call is advised not to provide any sensitive information or forms of payment of any kind.Anyone receiving calls of this nature should hang up immediately and contact state and/or local police as well as the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General’s Bureau of Consumer Protection at (800) 441-2555 or .AdvertisementMorning Call reporter Andrew Scott can be reached at 610-820-6508 or ascott@mcall.com. Advertisement

AdvertisementBy The Morning CallApr 14, 2021 at 11:02 pmIf you get a phone call from the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts threatening to put you on the sex offender registry over unpaid court fines and fees, it’s not really the AOPC calling.It’s a scam mimicking the AOPC’s phone number, the office said in a Tuesday public service announcement.AdvertisementThe AOPC does not call or solicit payment by credit card, gift card or any other means of electronic funds transfer for any reason. Anyone receiving such a phone call is advised not to provide any sensitive information or forms...

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