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Menlo Park Police Department
Tuesday December 2nd, 2014 :: 03:53 p.m. PST

Advisory

Scam Alert: Google Adsense Accounts - Crooks are posing as Google employees. Don't fall victim to this fraudulent activity.

There is a new scam going around and it has to do with Google Adsense Accounts. Crooks posing as Google employees are calling people at random stating that they have a certain amount of money in their AdSense account with Google and if they are interested in receiving their money, they have to pay a designated amount of money up front. This is fraud and it is being actively investigated.

If you receive a phone call please report the scam to Google through the following link:
https://support.google.com/faqs/answer/2952493?rd=1#topplacement

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Menlo Park Police Department
701 Laurel Street
Menlo Park, CA 94025

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Non-emergencies: 650-330-6300

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