Virtual and physical visitors to our Forests and Parks are advised that not all Idyll-Beast contacts are legitimate. It is a sad fact of our modern existence that unscrupulous actors are poised to take advantage of the unsuspecting. Travelers should exercise normal vigilance and caution during Beast contact episodes.
1) Real Idyll-Beasts will never ask for your personal information, Social Security number or Banking data.
2) They will never ask you to buy them gift cards or wire transfer them money.
3) There is no "valet parking" at Riverside County Parks. Any creature offering to park your car for you should be treated with suspicion.
4) Idyll-beast will never send you unsolicited text messages asking you to "click" on a link. Hackers go to great legnths to make messages look real, adding phony ".gov" addresses and even government seals. Better to type an address into the browser bar directly. A cautious "hover" of the mouse will reveal the actual destination of a link.
5) The Beast will not use "what's app" or other social medai to contact people and neither will the US government.
Report scams to ftc.gov/complaint. Your report matters. It helps stop scams and alert people about them.
