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CHP Warning Sacramento-Area Residents Of Dangerous 'Freeway Pawn' Scam

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) - The CHP is warning drivers about a scam that happens all too often in the Sacramento area. Aside from being a threat to your wallet, it's also a threat to your life.

Officers are warning of what's called "freeway pawn." It's described like this: The driver of a vehicle, usually a rental SUV or van with an out-of-state license plate, pulls over to the shoulder of the freeway or a busy road and pretends that his vehicle is disabled. The driver then waves frantically to get people to pull over to help them. After the Good Samaritan pulls over, the driver claims to be broke and pulls out out jewelry and tries to sell it to the Good Samaritan.

The CHP is asking people not to stop when they see these scams happening and to call 9-1-1. Provide dispatchers with the make and model of the vehicle.

The pricey-looking fake jewelry is offered at a deep discount to what it would actually fetch if it was real. There are countless reports on social media of this kind of thing happening to unsuspecting helpers.

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Posted by CHP - South Sacramento on Wednesday, October 21, 2020

 

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