{"id":14350,"date":"2026-03-04T21:06:04","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T02:06:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atlantikas.com\/palm-beach-costa-del-tesoro\/?p=14350"},"modified":"2026-03-04T21:06:04","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T02:06:04","slug":"alerta-de-fraude-en-palm-beach-suplantan-a-policias-y-roban-dinero-con-pagos-falsos-por-zelle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atlantikas.com\/palm-beach-costa-del-tesoro\/alerta-de-fraude-en-palm-beach-suplantan-a-policias-y-roban-dinero-con-pagos-falsos-por-zelle\/","title":{"rendered":"Alerta de fraude en Palm Beach: suplantan a polic\u00edas y roban dinero con pagos falsos por Zelle"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mdp-speaker-wrapper\">\n            \n            \n            \n            \n            <div class=\"mdp-speaker-box mdp-speaker-box before-content speaker-wavesurfer\">\n                <div class=\"mdp-speaker-player\"  data-title=\"Alerta de fraude en Palm Beach: suplantan a polic\u00edas y roban dinero con 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que delincuentes se hacen pasar por agentes del orden para cobrar multas de tr\u00e1nsito a trav\u00e9s de la plataforma Zelle.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"604\" data-end=\"951\">Seg\u00fan inform\u00f3 la oficina del secretario, los estafadores est\u00e1n contactando a personas con multas leg\u00edtimas y las convencen de pagar sus infracciones enviando dinero por Zelle al correo electr\u00f3nico <strong data-start=\"801\" data-end=\"837\"><a class=\"decorated-link cursor-pointer\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"803\" data-end=\"835\">palmbeachcountypayment@gmail.com<\/a><\/strong>, dejando los casos oficialmente impagos y exponiendo a las v\u00edctimas a la suspensi\u00f3n de sus licencias de conducir.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"953\" data-end=\"1281\">Un abogado report\u00f3 que al menos dos clientes fueron contactados desde el n\u00famero <strong data-start=\"1033\" data-end=\"1049\">561-412-4186<\/strong>. En las llamadas, los delincuentes afirmaron representar al <strong data-start=\"1110\" data-end=\"1151\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Jupiter Police Department<\/span><\/span><\/strong> y a la <strong data-start=\"1159\" data-end=\"1200\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Palm Beach County Sheriff\u2019s Office<\/span><\/span><\/strong>, utilizando incluso nombres reales de oficiales y jueces vinculados a los casos.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1283\" data-end=\"1477\">En uno de los incidentes, los estafadores usaron el nombre verdadero de un oficial del departamento de polic\u00eda de Jupiter. En otro, se identificaron como \u201cSgt. Bradshaw\u201d del Sheriff del condado.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"1479\" data-end=\"1527\">\u00a0La oficina del secretario no acepta Zelle<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1529\" data-end=\"1570\">La oficina del secretario fue enf\u00e1tica:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1571\" data-end=\"1765\">\n<li data-start=\"1571\" data-end=\"1613\">\n<p data-start=\"1573\" data-end=\"1613\"><strong data-start=\"1573\" data-end=\"1611\">No acepta pagos a trav\u00e9s de Zelle.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1614\" data-end=\"1682\">\n<p data-start=\"1616\" data-end=\"1682\"><strong data-start=\"1616\" data-end=\"1680\">No utiliza cuentas de Gmail para comunicarse con el p\u00fablico.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1683\" data-end=\"1765\">\n<p data-start=\"1685\" data-end=\"1765\"><strong data-start=\"1685\" data-end=\"1763\">Las agencias policiales no llaman para exigir el pago inmediato de multas.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"1767\" data-end=\"1960\">Todos los pagos por infracciones de tr\u00e1nsito deben realizarse directamente a trav\u00e9s de la oficina del secretario, no mediante plataformas como Zelle, Venmo, CashApp u otros servicios digitales.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"1962\" data-end=\"2226\">\n<p data-start=\"1964\" data-end=\"2226\">\u201cEs muy importante que todos recuerden que, ante la duda, no compartan su informaci\u00f3n\u201d, expres\u00f3 Caruso. \u201cSi alguna vez tiene preguntas sobre si una solicitud de pago es leg\u00edtima, ll\u00e1menos primero al 561-355-2996 antes de enviar dinero. Estamos aqu\u00ed para ayudar\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"2228\" data-end=\"2349\">Caruso tambi\u00e9n recomend\u00f3 <strong data-start=\"2253\" data-end=\"2299\">bloquear y reportar el n\u00famero 561-412-4186<\/strong> si recibe llamadas o mensajes desde ese contacto.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"2351\" data-end=\"2395\">Usan datos reales para parecer leg\u00edtimos<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"2397\" data-end=\"2482\">Lo que hace particularmente peligrosa esta estafa es que los delincuentes utilizan:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"2483\" data-end=\"2610\">\n<li data-start=\"2483\" data-end=\"2510\">\n<p data-start=\"2485\" data-end=\"2510\">N\u00fameros de casos reales<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2511\" data-end=\"2558\">\n<p data-start=\"2513\" data-end=\"2558\">Nombres de jueces que presiden los procesos<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2559\" data-end=\"2610\">\n<p data-start=\"2561\" data-end=\"2610\">Agencias oficiales que emitieron las citaciones<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"2612\" data-end=\"2723\">Esta sofisticaci\u00f3n aumenta la credibilidad del enga\u00f1o y dificulta que las v\u00edctimas detecten el fraude a tiempo.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"2725\" data-end=\"2762\">Campa\u00f1a preventiva contra fraudes<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"2764\" data-end=\"2980\">Estos incidentes forman parte de una ola de estafas que ya hab\u00eda sido advertida por la oficina del secretario en diciembre de 2025, cuando se lanzaron anuncios de servicio p\u00fablico sobre tres modalidades frecuentes:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"2981\" data-end=\"3102\">\n<li data-start=\"2981\" data-end=\"3028\">\n<p data-start=\"2983\" data-end=\"3028\">Estafas relacionadas con multas de tr\u00e1nsito<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3029\" data-end=\"3062\">\n<p data-start=\"3031\" data-end=\"3062\">Falsas citaciones para jurado<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3063\" data-end=\"3102\">\n<p data-start=\"3065\" data-end=\"3102\">Fraudes con escrituras de propiedad<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"3104\" data-end=\"3302\">Los residentes pueden informarse y ver los anuncios preventivos en el canal oficial de YouTube del secretario y obtener consejos para protegerse en el sitio web:<br data-start=\"3265\" data-end=\"3268\" \/><strong data-start=\"3268\" data-end=\"3302\"><a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mypalmbeachclerk.com\/scams\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"3270\" data-end=\"3300\">www.mypalmbeachclerk.com\/scams<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3304\" data-end=\"3474\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Las autoridades reiteran que la mejor defensa contra estas estafas es la prevenci\u00f3n y la verificaci\u00f3n directa con las oficinas oficiales antes de realizar cualquier pago.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"thread-bottom-container\" class=\"sticky bottom-0 group\/thread-bottom-container relative isolate z-10 w-full basis-auto has-data-has-thread-error:pt-2 has-data-has-thread-error:[box-shadow:var(--sharp-edge-bottom-shadow)] md:border-transparent md:pt-0 dark:border-white\/20 md:dark:border-transparent print:hidden content-fade single-line flex flex-col\">\n<div id=\"thread-bottom\">\n<div class=\"text-base mx-auto [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 mb-4\">\n<div class=\"pointer-events-auto relative z-1 flex h-(--composer-container-height,100%) max-w-full flex-(--composer-container-flex,1) flex-col\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<div class=\"bg-token-bg-primary corner-superellipse\/1.1 cursor-text overflow-clip bg-clip-padding p-2.5 contain-inline-size motion-safe:transition-colors motion-safe:duration-200 motion-safe:ease-in-out dark:bg-[#303030] grid grid-cols-[auto_1fr_auto] [grid-template-areas:'header_header_header'_'leading_primary_trailing'_'._footer_.'] group-data-expanded\/composer:[grid-template-areas:'header_header_header'_'primary_primary_primary'_'leading_footer_trailing'] shadow-short\" data-composer-surface=\"true\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center gap-2 [grid-area:trailing]\">\n<div class=\"ms-auto flex items-center gap-1.5\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"relative\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/main><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WEST PALM BEACH, Fl\u00a0\u2014 El secretario del tribunal del Condado de Palm Beach, Mike Caruso, lanz\u00f3 una advertencia urgente a la comunidad ante un esquema de fraude en el que delincuentes se hacen pasar por agentes del orden para cobrar multas de tr\u00e1nsito a trav\u00e9s de la plataforma Zelle. 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