Wallingford Police Warn Of Phone Scam

WALLINGFORD, CT — Police are warning residents of a phone scam in which the caller poses as a Wallingford police officer.

A resident received a call on Monday from someone claiming to be “Wallingford Police Deputy Chief Evans,” according to police.

“We determined that this phone call was a scam,” police wrote in a post on Facebook. “The fake officer said the citizen failed to go to jury duty and there were two warrants for their arrest for $1,500 per warrant. The citizen said they could not pay the amount and the fake officer said he would call the judge and try to get the bond dropped to $500. The fake officer told the citizen to go to CVS and send the money via a QR Code. The citizen found the interaction to be suspicious and reported it to us at Wallingford Police Headquarters.

“The Wallingford Police Department would never ask you to send funds remotely through any website, app, wire transfer or etc. If you get any similar phone calls from anyone claiming to be a Wallingford Police Officer asking you to send them money, please report this to us at (203)294-2800.”