Towson Address Used In Scam, Police In Pennsylvania Warn

TOWSON, MD — Those in York County, Pennsylvania, are being warned about a scam directing people to send money to a Towson address. Police alerted citizens who think they are supporting their local sports program not to be fooled into sending money to a company called Sports Media that is allegedly based in Towson.

Officials say the address associated with the scam is 1722 Dulaney Valley Road, #267.

According to the West Manchester Township Police Department, Sports Media has been soliciting residents in its jurisdiction to pay $189 for the West York High School spring sports poster.

This is not the first time the outfit has been at the center of a scam. A little more than a year ago, the York County Economic Alliance warned of fake invoices issued for the West York High School 2018-2019 winter sports poster with payments going to Sports Media at 722 Dulaney Valley Road, #267, Towson, MD 21204.

In June 2017, a New York-based police department said Sports Media was trying to scam those in the Catskill Central School District out of paying $169 for advertisements in the Catskill High School's 2017 fall sports poster. In that case, people were told to send money to an address for Sports Media in Memphis, Tennessee. The police department also alerted the public that the Better Business Bureau had placed an alert on the company's listing, and other police departments had warned the public of its attempts to scam people out of money and credit card information.

The Better Business Bureau announced in November 2017 that it had recognized a "pattern of complaints" in which consumers said they paid Sports Media purportedly to sponsor a local high school sports program or team through advertising and were later told by the school district that the material was not produced and the media company was not affiliated with the school system. Consumers were reportedly charged annually without their consent, and Sports Media did not respond to the Better Business Bureau's notice about the pattern of complaints.

Sports Media has had 75 complaints in the last three years, including 37 in the past year, according to the Better Business Bureau.

Current information from the Better Business Bureau has Sports Media based out of Portland, Oregon, with another location at 722 Dulaney Valley Road in Towson.

Here is the latest scam alert issued by the West Manchester Township Police Department:

Residents: Please be aware that if you receive any solicitations from a company called Sports Media from Towson Maryland invoicing you for the West York High School Spring Sports Poster. This is not a legitimate organization and they are attempting to obtain credit cards or bank information from people. Please do not provide any information to this company. The invoices are usually in the amount of $189.00 and this is scam. The name of the company is below: Sports Media 1722 Dulaney Valley Rd. #267 Towson, MD 21204.

The location that police in Pennsylvania provided for Sports Media in Towson does not appear to be a valid address.

This is the address from the Better Business Bureau and previous York scam report: