New Scam Hitting Gila County

The Gila Co. Sheriff's Office is warning residents about a new scam. This scam involves an unknown company attempting to contact & collect financial & personal information for the purpose of unauthorized charges on credit cards. The company calls people offering to sell the victim coupons worth huge savings at reputable retail outlets nationwide. At least one victim refused the offer, yet the calls continued until the victim agreed to speak to them in order to stop the calls & be removed from their calling list. The caller offered to "speed read" the offers & promises to remove the number if after each offer is read the victim states "ok". After several of the offers are read, the caller then asks for the victim's city of birth or age or any other type of personal information that would assist the company with obtaining access to financial information. Shortly after the calls the victim's contacted by one or more financial institutions & becomes aware of unauthorized charges on their account.