Full Notification

Lancaster Sheriff Station would like to make the public aware of a phone scam that has been targeting local residents in the Antelope Valley.

The scam starts with a phone call from an unknown suspect pretending to have kidnapped the victim’s child. Victims are told if they do not pay a ransom their child will be killed. In these incidences the victims have immediately notified Lancaster Sheriff Station and their children were contacted and were safe. No kidnapping had taken place.

Your family’s safety is of paramount importance to you and to Lancaster Sheriff Station. Please be aware of phone scams and immediately notify local law enforcement if you or your family are being threatened.

Always know where your children are, who they are with, and have a means of contact at all times.

You can go to https://www.fbi.gov/scams-safety/fraud and see a description of the most common phone scams, signs of a phone scam, and how to protect yourself from a phone scam.

You can also report threats and scams to the F.B.I. directly by going to https://www.fbi.gov/report-threats-and-crime or calling 1-800-CALLFBI (225-5324) for the Major Case Contact Center.

Deputy Joshua Stamsek

Lancaster Sheriff Station
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
501 W. Lancaster Blvd., Lancaster, CA 93534
Phone: (661) 948-8466
http://www.Lancaster.lasd.org

Lancaster Sheriff’s Station polices the City of Lancaster, Antelope Valley College in Lancaster, and the unincorporated communities of Antelope Acres, Lake Los Angeles, and Quartz Hill.

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