CHP warns of AMBER Alert scam in California

Palmdale, Ca.- The California Highway Patrol (CHP) is warning Californians of a new scam involving AMBER Alerts.

CHP says the scammers are calling phones and posing as “AMBER Alert representatives”, offering to register children.

Phone scammers are posing as “AMBER Alert representatives”, offering to “register” your children. They ask for confidential info and to meet at your home. This is NOT how the AMBER Alert system works!

The California Highway Patrol (CHP) is the only agency authorized to activate AMBER Alerts—no registration is required.

Never provide personal information or answer calls from unknown or “possible scam” numbers.

If you’ve been contacted by a scammer, report it to your local law enforcement agency immediately.