Chatham-Kent Police Service officials allege: The Chatham-Kent Police Service is warning the public of a fraudulent telephone call claiming to originate from police headquarters in Chatham.
This morning, a local resident reported that the CKPS Front Desk number (519-436-6600) was ‘spoofed’ and used by an unknown person claiming that someone had stolen his identity and opened several accounts in his name.
Thankfully, the man recognized the call to be suspicious in nature and refused to provide any personal or financial information.
Spoofing occurs when a caller ID is manipulated to show a trusted phone number.
This tricks people into answering the call and believing they are speaking to a trusted source.
Do not rely solely on call display to authenticate who is calling.
For more information about fraud initiated by telephone calls, please see https://www.antifraudcentre-centreantifraude.ca/features-vedette/2020/telephone-telephonique-eng.htm
