SAN FRANCISCO—The San Francisco Police Department issued a phone scam warning on November 15, advising locals of scammers, using caller identification spoofing, making the call as it is from the Tenderloin Station SFPD (415) 345-7300.
These scammers will contact locals, who claim that they have outstanding warrants, demanding money, gift cards or any other personal information. The SFPD do not make any such calls, so be aware of these calls. If any resident receives these calls, please hang up immediately and do not provide any such personal information over the phone.
On July 2025, George Aboagye and Dennis Jordan pled guilty to charges of money laundering in relation to phishing scams, targeting a San Francisco- based company, losing over $922,000.
Beginning in January 2025 and still ongoing, the SFPD periodically issues phone scam warnings that are supposedly from governmental agencies, requesting for San Francisco residents’ personal information.
A San Francisco clinical social worker was cheated out of thousands of dollars in a phone scam when the scammer convinced her she had an outstanding warrant, asking her to post bond September 2021
From April to May 2019, SIM Swap Scam hacked into people’s bank accounts, stealing their savings including a San Francisco victim, was scammed $1 million life savings.
Authorities from June to September 2018 said major losses to Chinese embassy scam’s different variations, including one resident, who was scammed over $2.8 million over 11 wire transfers. Chinese embassy scam warning began November 2017. These scams were directed at the Chinese community, asking for credit cards when they supposedly delivered a package.
San Francisco brothers Roy and John Lin were under federal investigation for ‘cramming’ scheme where they put thousands of dollars unauthorized, small charges on overseas telemarketers’ phone bills, accumulating $19 million over five years.
