HAZLETON, LUZERNE CO. (WOLF) — Pennsylvania State Police Troop N is warning residents about a scam in which people posing as company representatives try to collect cell phones delivered to homes.
In one version, someone who ordered a new phone receives a text claiming the wrong device was sent and a replacement is on the way. The message says a representative will pick up the original phone. In another, someone who did not order a phone receives a package, then a person claiming to be there to retrieve it approaches them.
State police advise residents not to hand over a phone or package just because someone comes to the door claiming to represent a company…