Investigators Warn of Scam Advertising Police Phone Number

Concord, NH, resident got a call from an "officer" stating there was a warrant for her arrest

Investigators say a woman received what she believed to be a police department phone call saying there was a warrant out for her arrest and that she needed to close it by sending cash.

The woman, in Concord, New Hampshire, got a call from a number identified as belonging to the Keene Police Department.

She sent cash via MoneyGram to a "pre-paid" credit card. The "officer" she spoke to later told her she would need to send more money. She called the Keene Police Department directly and was informed she was the target of a scam.

Police believe the caller was using so-called "spoofing technology" to alter the caller ID. Keene police have received several complaints about the scam.

Copyright AP - Associated Press
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