The caller identifies themselves as the Bunnell Police Department with an arrest warrant and instructs the person to provide credit card information.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office notified the Bunnell Police Department they received complaints from residents regarding a “spoofing” scam.
Deputies say people are reporting callers who manipulate the phone system to indicate on the Caller ID the same phone number as the one for the Bunnell Police Department.
When answered, the caller identifies themselves as the Bunnell Police Department with an arrest warrant and instructs the person to provide credit card information to pay a fine in order to avoid arrest.
Bunnell Police Chief David Brannon said, “Be assured no real police department or sheriff’s office conducts business like this – ever! I urge residents to immediately hang up if they receive a call or message from anyone making these demands and call the local law enforcement agency to report the incident.”
While these incidents are difficult to prevent, residents can protect themselves by simply not participating in the scam. With reports of…
