San Angelo Police Department Warns of Fake Accounts on San Angelo Swap and Sell

SAN ANGELO – The San Angelo Police Department Monday issued an alert to local Facebook users urging them to be careful when it comes to fake accounts in local swap and sell pages.

The following is a release from the San Angelo Police Department:

The San Angelo Police Department has been made aware of "fake" Facebook accounts creating false posts on local "Swap and Sale" pages.

It was brought to our attention that these false posts have been highlighting "Crimes" that they claim to have been committed here in San Angelo and they ask people to share/like the posts.

This in turn continues to spread the misinformation resulting in unnecessary stress/panic to whoever reads it.

The SAPD would like to share some tips on how to recognize these false posts and what you can do if you come across one:

• Use good judgement and do some research before sharing a post.
• Don't click like/share on every post you see on your feed.
• Be cautious when it comes to clicking links on a post and sharing personal information.
• Check the validity of the information through your local law enforcement agency or credible news source.
• Report false posts to FB or a page moderator to have them removed.