{"id":450353,"date":"2026-09-01T22:08:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T22:08:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/450353\/"},"modified":"2026-09-01T22:08:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T22:08:10","slug":"bakersfield-police-warn-residents-about-courier-scam-circulating","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/450353\/","title":{"rendered":"Bakersfield police warn residents about \u2018courier\u2019 scam circulating"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) &#8212; The Bakersfield Police Department has received reports of scams involving the use of a courier to steal money from victims.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">BPD said victims have reported receiving phone calls with the caller claiming to be from a bank&#8217;s fraud department or a government agency telling the victim that their money is at risk.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Law enforcement said the scammer tries to convince the victim that the bank is requiting them to withdrawal their money to keep it &#8220;safe&#8221; while the bank conducts an investigation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a data-ylk=\"slk:Watch 17 News, After Sunrise and more local news free on your smart TV. Click to learn more about KGET+;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kget.com\/plus\/\" class=\"promo-link__link\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0Watch 17 News, After Sunrise and more local news free on your smart TV. Click to learn more about KGET+\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">BPD said the scammers tell the victim to send their money to a &#8220;courier&#8221; to keep it safe and to arrange a meeting with them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Bakersfield police are asking community members to take the following steps to help prevent scams:<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Hang up the phone if the call seems suspicious.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">To never give out personal information, to confirm personal information or provide any account information if you didn&#8217;t originate the call.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">If you receive a call from someone saying they represent a company or government agency, hang up and call the phone number listed on your account statement, or on the organization&#8217;s website. BPD said to not use your phone&#8217;s recent call log to call back or redial the same phone number to verify if it is a scam or not.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Residents should never withdraw cash at the instruction of a caller.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Law enforcement said if you are a victim of a scam, call BPD at 661-327-7111 to file a report.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">BPD also said that if you receive one of the scam calls, to report the call to the Federal Trade Commission at www.ftc.gov or call 1-877-FTC-HELP (382-4357).<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. 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