Coral Gables Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #7
Coral Gables Police Department officials are informing the public about a consumer scam where aggressive telephone calls or E-mails are being made by scammers posing as Coral Gables Police Officers. Concerned residents that have received these phone calls reported the scam to our Communications Center.
These callers claim they have an arrest warrant for the person receiving the phone call and demand payment in gift cards in order to avoid arrest. Technology allows the scammer to “spoof” or alter the Caller ID to make it appear that the call is coming from the Coral Gables Police Department’s non-emergency number which is 305-442-1600. This is a very sophisticated scam. If victims call back the number left by the scammers it sounds like a very authentic Coral Gables Police answering service. The Coral Gables Police Department does not have an automated answering service, all calls to the Police Department are initially answered by Communications personnel then routed to the appropriate Division within the Department.
Neither the Coral Gables Police Department nor any other law enforcement agency will call you to demand payment and threaten arrest for any matter.
If you get a phone call from someone claiming to be from the Coral Gables Police Department or any other law enforcement agency, who is demanding payment, immediately HANG UP. Under no circumstance should you engage them in conversation or provide any personal information.
If you have been targeted by this scam, please report the incident by calling the non-emergency number at the Coral Gables Police Department at 305-442-1600.
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SUBMITTED BY: SGT. T. SALCEDO
These callers claim they have an arrest warrant for the person receiving the phone call and demand payment in gift cards in order to avoid arrest. Technology allows the scammer to “spoof” or alter the Caller ID to make it appear that the call is coming from the Coral Gables Police Department’s non-emergency number which is 305-442-1600. This is a very sophisticated scam. If victims call back the number left by the scammers it sounds like a very authentic Coral Gables Police answering service. The Coral Gables Police Department does not have an automated answering service, all calls to the Police Department are initially answered by Communications personnel then routed to the appropriate Division within the Department.
Neither the Coral Gables Police Department nor any other law enforcement agency will call you to demand payment and threaten arrest for any matter.
If you get a phone call from someone claiming to be from the Coral Gables Police Department or any other law enforcement agency, who is demanding payment, immediately HANG UP. Under no circumstance should you engage them in conversation or provide any personal information.
If you have been targeted by this scam, please report the incident by calling the non-emergency number at the Coral Gables Police Department at 305-442-1600.
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SUBMITTED BY: SGT. T. SALCEDO
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