BOSTON, MA — The Boston Police Department is alerting residents to a rise in scams involving individuals impersonating law enforcement officers or court officials.
According to police, scammers are contacting victims by phone and claiming there is an active warrant for their arrest, threatening jail time, or stating that immediate payment is needed to resolve an issue such as missed jury duty.
In some cases, the scams have targeted immigrant and foreign student communities, with callers falsely claiming to represent immigration services or law enforcement agencies from a victim’s country of origin…