Scammers Prove Not To Be Rocket Scientists In Guilford

GUILFORD, CT — As we are all too aware, scammers keep upping their game whether it be tapping into local area codes, offering cash or prizes and in some cases threatening residents into giving them money.

But in this recent case, the would-be-scammers targeted the wrong folks and in the future they may want to stay away from local police departments.

The Guilford Police Department shares its recent close encounter with scammers.

Guilford Police Department is dodging another scam call

When the Guilford Police Department gets scam calls from the fake AT&T scammers using a spoofed number.... you just have to laugh... and spread the word

You just can’t make up how low these scammers are willing to go. Picture this... you receive a call from yourself, caller ID will say your own name, and the recording on the other line says, “Hello, this is AT&T. There has been fraudulent activity with your phone account and we will be shutting off your service unless you confirm the activity is you. Please press 1 to speak with a representative.”

Well... they called us.... the Guilford Police Department.... with our number... Sometimes you just can’t make it up....

Needless to say... We did not give them our social security numbers.... We did not verify our credit cards on file... We did not give them our address or mother’s maiden name... AND, much to their disappointment, we did not give them our PIN number for our account. Phew... dodged that scam.

Hope you have a great day and please share this so others don’t fall for it.

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