Yesterday, a citizen reported that she had received multiple calls throughout the day that displayed as ‘Chatham Police.’
Phone scammers are able to use software to mask their real identities by displaying a fake telephone number. This trick is called ‘phone spoofing’ and it’s a tool used by fraudsters to mislead people into thinking the call is from a reputable business or person.
The Chatham-Kent Police Service encourages victims of ‘phone spoofing’ to call their phone company immediately as they may have the ability to determine where the calls originated.
For more information, please click http://www.antifraudcentre-centreantifraude.ca/english/recognizeit-spoofing.html
