The Coconut Creek Police Department is urging residents to be cautious when searching online for local business phone numbers after a city woman was scammed out of hundreds of dollars by a fraudulent listing.
According to police, the woman filed a report after attempting to order pizza from a local restaurant. Instead of reaching the legitimate business, she dialed the number she found online beginning with 888 — not the 954 area code commonly used by local establishments.
Believing she was placing a normal order, the woman provided her credit card information to the male scammer who answered the phone. Police said the scammer then used her card to go on a personal shopping spree, purchasing items that included pest-control supplies and PVC pipe…