A new wave of phone scams is hitting Mecosta County.
A written release from the sheriff’s department said the most popular scams claim that a PayPal account is frozen, an Amazon order is on its way, or that your credit card is locked.
For example, the Amazon scam would list items worth a lot of money and say they’re scheduled for delivery the next day, the release said. It would ask you to hang up if you’re satisfied… or press a number on your phone and click a link to be connected with an Amazon employee.
They are “very convincing, but they’re scams,” the release said.
Unless you personally contacted a representative, officials said you should hang up and not respond. You should check Amazon and other websites afterwards to make sure your accounts are still secure, they said.