Several fraudulent calls have been made to local residents recently. The caller claims to either have kidnapped a family member of the intended victim, or states that a family member of the intended victim was injured or in jail and needs money.
In all of the instances the caller requests that the intended victim send money to help their “family” out of the bad situation.
Anyone who receives these calls is urged to do the following:
1. Do not send money to anyone!
2. Document the telephone number of the scammer if possible.
3. Note anything about the caller that may stand out such as is the caller male or female, do they have an accent etc…
4. Call the police as soon as possible to document the incident.