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Grover Beach police warn residents of phone scam

April 21, 2025

By KAREN VELIE

The Grover Beach Police Department today warned residents of a phone scam in which an alleged loan company offers cash.

Officers ask residents to be cautious. Never give out personal information like Social Security numbers, banking info, or passwords unless you are 100% sure the request is legitimate.

“If someone claims to be from a company or agency, hang up or delete the message, then contact them directly through their official website or number,” according to police. “If a company is requesting money through gold bars, cash apps, wire transfers or gift cards, pause the process and take some time to verify the company.”

 


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100% common sense.


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This situation is something to take seriously. As an exceptionally careful person, my suspicion is easily alerted. However, there have been a couple of instances where I came very close to being scammed. While most scams are easily spotted, a few scams are very elaborate and realistic. My policy now is to avoid giving any information to someone who calls me unless I personally know them. I do not even acknowledge that I am the person they called. My standard response is, “What’s this about?” even if they call me by name. I would rather apologize to a friend for saying that than confirm any information a potential scammer has. If you want to know details of my experiences, reply and ask. Otherwise, just be very careful.


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“If a company is requesting money through gold bars…”


OMG that would be hilarious is PG&E started accepting gold bullion.


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