1.0Citizens Journalhttps://www.citizensjournal.usDebra Tashhttps://www.citizensjournal.us/author/debra-tash/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content"><a href="https://www.citizensjournal.us/community-crime-alert-ventura-police-report-an-increase-in-phone-scams/">Community Crime Alert | Ventura Police Report an Increase in Phone Scams</a></blockquote> <script type='text/javascript'> <!--//--><![CDATA[//><!-- /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,n=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},!c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage)if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(t)if(t.secret||t.message||t.value)if(!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var r,a,i,s=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=0;o<n.length;o++)n[o].style.display="none";for(o=0;o<s.length;o++)if(r=s[o],e.source===r.contentWindow){if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(i=parseInt(t.value,10)))i=1e3;else if(~~i<200)i=200;r.height=i}if("link"===t.message)if(a=d.createElement("a"),i=d.createElement("a"),a.href=r.getAttribute("src"),i.href=t.value,i.host===a.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(!n){n=!0;for(var e,t,r=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),s=0;s<i.length;s++){if(!(e=i[s]).getAttribute("data-secret"))t=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t);if(r||a)(t=e.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),e.parentNode.replaceChild(t,e)}}}}(window,document); //--><!]]> </script><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.citizensjournal.us/community-crime-alert-ventura-police-report-an-increase-in-phone-scams/embed/" width="600" height="338" title="“Community Crime Alert | Ventura Police Report an Increase in Phone Scams” — Citizens Journal" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe>https://www.citizensjournal.us/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/IRS-phone-scam-prevent-fraud-e1429073792756.jpg418300Ventura, Calif. — The Ventura Police Department (VPD) wants to warn residents about a rise in phone scams in the last three months. Community members have reported being pressured to make payments by phone, power shutoff or cellular service terminations, identity theft calls, and jail time threats.  “The community is urged to be vigilant in […]