Oshkosh Police Dept Notification reference suspicious calls

RE: Suspicious phone call reference "Law Enforcement Child Safety Fund" solicitation.

I received information regarding a suspicious phone call a citizen got this morning. The female party got a call this morning from a person identifying them self on the phone as being with the “Law Enforcement Child Safety Fund” which was working with the Oshkosh Police Department gathering donations. The citizen said they worked with the police department and asked which officer they (the caller) were working with. There was silence and then the phone was hung up. The citizen does not have caller ID and did not get a phone number.

The police department is not working with this “so called fund” and I want to caution you if someone solicits you on behalf of the Oshkosh Police Department.

Sgt Sagmeister from our Crime Prevention Unit wanted me to pass along to you another apparent scam in which a large number of people, my self included, got a text message from Associated Bank regarding some bad credit.

The following is a website from the Federal Government regarding how to avoid ID Theft and what to do if you become a victim: http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/microsites/idtheft


David Gomoll
Patrol Sergeant, Oshkosh Police Department
Team 5 Patrol Supervisor