MACEDONIA POLICE
Fraudulent activity
Follow the bouncing numbers: Fake police allege a car and cocaine were purchased in a resident’s name by someone in Texas: Police were dispatched to a Mikenna Run home November 9, shortly after 11:29 a.m. for a reported fraud call.
According to the homeowner, she received a telephone call from someone claiming to be with the Drug Enforcement Agency.
The resident states that the fake IDEA agent advised her that a stolen vehicle, in her name and several pounds of cocaine were found, all in Texas. During the same call a copious cop claimed he was trying to get to the bottom of a problem with an online retailer.
The woman agreed she had recent problems with the company and fake officer about the charges.
The devious detective told the resident that he needed the last four digits of her social security number. The woman complied.
The resident stated that she did not want to give out the information, but that the caller transferred her to what she thought was the Macedonia Police Department.
The resident alleged a transfer number, matching the Police Department number, came up on her caller ID and she spoke to someone saying they were from the police department.
The resident states that she was then reconnected with the original caller.
The resident stated that she verified the last four of her social security number and then was told she was being transferred to the social security office.
The resident told police that after speaking to someone, claiming to be from the SSN Office, she was then transferred to someone claiming to have a badge number and a criminal file number.
The resident stated that the longer she spoke to these people, the longer she became suspicious that the information given was untrue.
The resident stated that she finally hung up on the caller.
The real Macedonia Police advised the resident that all the information given was common activity of someone trying to gain access to personal information and an attempt to get currency and/or gift cards from a victim. In other words, a scam.
Police advised the resident to contact a credit monitoring service and her financial institutions. Police also advised her to contact the police department if she notices any fraudulent activity on her accounts.
No further police action needed at this time, according to police.
