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O'Hara Township Police warn residents of text message scam

November 23, 2022 / 4:48 AM EST / CBS Pittsburgh

O'Hara Police warn of text scam

O'HARA TOWNSHIP (KDKA) - O'Hara Township Police are warning residents of the latest scam.

Residents have reported getting text messages saying their credit or debit cards have been locked due to suspicious activity.

The scammer on the other end then asks them to provide their card number, which the scammer then uses to access personal information or lock them out of their accounts.

Police reminded residents that they should never give away their account information and should they get any type of text message like this one, call their bank to confirm.

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Patrick Damp

Patrick Damp is a web producer for CBS Pittsburgh. A Pittsburgh native who grew up watching KDKA-TV, Patrick studied journalism at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. After half a decade in sports communication, Patrick decided to pursue his dream of working in journalism in his hometown and joined the CBS Pittsburgh team in 2019.