DERBY, Kan. (KSNW) — Derby police have issued a warning about scammers spoofing their phone number to demand money from unsuspecting residents.
The police department emphasized that they will never call people to demand payment instead of arrest, urging the public to be cautious and not to “fall for it.”
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The warning comes as scammers have been reportedly calling people, pretending to be law enforcement, and threatening them with arrest unless they pay a certain amount of money.
“It is a SCAM,” police officials said in a social post on Saturday. “We will NEVER call you and demand payment.”…