Police Warn Of Phone Scam In Fairfield

FAIRFIELD, CT — Fairfield Police are warning residents of a phone scam in which a man is identifying himself as a Fairfield Police Lieutenant and telling the victims that they missed jury duty and need to pay a fine to rectify the issues or they’ll be arrested. Police have received several reports of the same scam over the past week and in each case the caller tells the victim to stay on the phone and not to contact or speak with anyone else regarding the warrant.

“The suspect then tells the victims to get ‘Money Pak’ money cards and provide him with the numbers prior to turning themselves in at the Fairfield Police Department,” police said. “The suspect is then provided with the numbers on the cards which gave him immediate access to the funds.”

Anyone with information regarding the scam or the suspect(s) involved is asked to call the Fairfield Police Department at (203)254-4808, or Text-A-Tip to CRIMES (274637), please include “FPD” in your text message.

Police also offer advice on ways to avoid being scammed:

• Be alert to the fact that scams exist everywhere.
• In cases like this, hang-up and call the police at (203)254-4808.
• Ask people for their full name or identification.
• If the caller is asking you to take out funds and forward them in any way, it is a phone scam.

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