Kettering police warn of scam targeting child identities

On social media, the Kettering Police Department warned residents to watch out for a scam targeting the identities of the victim’s children.

Scam alert -- we had a citizen report they were contacted this week to receive free Child Safety kits. This scam was...
Posted by Kettering Police Department on Friday, March 5, 2021

According to police, a citizen reported being called by someone offering free child safety kits.

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When the citizen declined the kit, the caller became aggressive, even questioning whether the citizen cared about their child’s safety.

Police said that this is a scam that they first heard about in 2019, and is aimed at stealing the child’s identity, since parents rarely run credit checks on them.

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