Crime & Safety

Police Warn of Phone Scams

If it sounds too good to be true...

 

The Berlin Police Department would like our citizens to be aware of some recent phone scam complaints that have been received. 

One scam involved a Berlin resident who received a phone call advising them that they had just won five and a half million dollars and a BMW. The suspect then told the resident that in order to receive the prize; they would need to send $450.00 via Western Union to a named individual to cover the taxes. The resident did not send the funds and contacted Berlin Police. The phone number was subsequently traced to Jamaica. 

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This is just one example of one of the many phone scams that local police receive on a regular basis. As the old saying goes, “If it sounds too good to be true it probably is”.

If you receive a suspicious phone call, contact your local police department. Never send money to anyone unless you’re certain who you’re sending it to and what it’s for

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