Yesterday, a citizen reported that she had received multiple calls throughout the day that displayed as ‘Chatham Police.’
Phone scammers are able to use software to mask their real identities by displaying a fake telephone number. This trick is called ‘phone spoofing’ and it’s a tool used by fraudsters to mislead people into thinking the call is from a reputable business or person.
The Chatham-Kent Police Service encourages victims of ‘phone spoofing’ to call their phone company immediately as they may have the ability to determine where the calls originated.