From Mark Clemens at the Washington State Emergency Management Division:
"Residents of Washington, Michigan, Pennsylvania and other states have
reported receiving calls from someone requesting money for 9-1-1
services. The caller claims that residents must pay a fee to register
their house in a 9‑1‑1 database so first responders can locate the home
in an emergency. The caller also requests names and medical information
from the residents.
This is a scam. 9-1-1 services are funded through dedicated 9-1-1 excise taxes on telephone bills and by other local government funds.
Any request for 9-1-1 funds over the phone is a fraud.
Residents who receive these calls should hang up and report the
suspicious call to their local police or sheriff’s non-emergency phone
number. "
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