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Indiana State Police Issue Scam Alert
By: Mike Stiles - Tuesday, July 26, 2022

Image courtesy of the Indiana State Police.

INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana State Police have recently received complaints about a potential scam in the form of a text message.

According to detectives, the messenger claims to be from the Indiana Department of Workforce Development and indicates the recipient has unclaimed money from the state. The message gives instructions to click a link, that link will take them to a web page asking for personal / confidential information.

Detectives have contacted the Indiana Department of Workforce Development and confirmed that they have not and will not send a text or email message asking individuals to click a link to receive benefits or any type of payment. Clicking on the link and providing personal information will give fraudsters the ability to access personal accounts or sell personal information on the dark web.

The fraudulent link received via text message is uplink-indiana.us/login.

The Indiana State Police would like to remind Hoosiers the easiest way to protect yourself from being scammed by text or by email is to ignore and delete unsolicited requests for information from unknown senders. You should never provide any information to an unknown sender about your personal identity, social security number, bank accounts, or credit card numbers. Be extra cautious about clicking any links that are sent to you by an unknown person.

A reputable resource to research potential scams, or cross check a suspicious message you have received can be found on the Better Business Bureau's Website: www.bbb.org/scamtracker.



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