Police Warn Holmdel Residents Against A Potential Scam

HOLMDEL, NJ — The Holmdel Township Police Department is warning residents about a scam that has recently come to their attention.

According to a Holmdel police social media post, the scam consists of several phone calls, the first of which is from a subject claiming to be from border patrol.

The caller claimed that a package in the victim's name was intercepted at the border and contained drugs and fake identification, and requested proof of identification via text message.

According to police, they will usually ask for a driver's license, social security card, and/or passport

While on the phone, a victim of this scam received another call, this time from the Holmdel Police Department phone number, 732-946-4400. The caller claimed to be Chief Frank Allocco.

The second caller confirmed the validity of the border patrol call and advised the victim to provide any information requested by the border patrol.

“Please do not provide any personal information to unknown callers over the phone. The Actor in this case used a technique called spoofing a phone number, to make the call from Holmdel Police seem legitimate,” police said.

If you receive such a call, please hang up, do not provide any information or money, and contact the Holmdel Police Department.