Recently a local restaurant called our Chamber office to ask about two young people who came to his business and represented they were Pasadena Chamber employees. They asked him for specific employee and employment information.

These people, and any others representing to be Chamber employees going  door-to-door are fraudulent.

The Chamber would not inquire about labor practices of our members or anyone else.

We also do not send empoyees door-to-door except for member recruitment.

If you are approached my someone claiming to be a Chamber employee, you can always call the office at 626-795-3355 to verify their identity. Our staff is also listed on our website with photos.

Online and telephone scams are prevalent in today's technology driven environment.

Here are some recent frsdulent schemes we have been made aware of:

  1. Fraudsters are posing as bank employees to obtain information which allows them to access your account — they may contact you by email, text, or phone impersonating Citi or a Citi employee.
  2. Scammers are creating fake sites that look like legitimate company websites. When you search the internet for a company’s information, these fake sites could lure you to call what appears to be a legitimate number for the company searched, and then attempt to obtain your account information.
  3. Fraudsters are requesting that customers download apps to their devices to ‘fix’ issues. These apps allow remote access to your device, which exposes all of your account information to the fraudster.
  4. Fraudsters are requesting that customers download apps to their devices to ‘fix’ issues. These apps allow remote access to your device, which exposes all of your account information to the fraudster.
  5. Scammers pretend to be someone they’re not to convince you to pay with gift cards. Legitimate companies or government agencies would not make this request.

 

Use caution before accessing links found online or providing information

  1. Use known links to access businesses online
  2. Beware of requests to download apps to fix issues on sites
  3. Verify any phone, text or email contacts are legitimate before sharing information such as:
  4. One-time passcode: If you receive a one-time passcode you did not initiate, please do not provide the code to anyone who contacts you requesting it.
  5. Existing security word (i.e. mother’s maiden name)
  6. PIN number
  7. Online User ID or online password
  8. Your account number