By MATT PIKE
St. Joseph Post
A new scam call using the name of the St. Joseph Police Department and its officers is going around the city.
Sergeant Richard McGregory says the department has received reports of people receiving voicemails from con artists claiming to be with the department, and one resident who actually spoke with the person
"Saying that they're from the police department and giving officers names, not really asking for anything specifically," McGregory tells KFEQ/St. Joseph Post. "And then the only one I've heard of that actually spoke with someone, they said the officer was asking who all lives in the home."
McGregory says the St. Joseph Police department will never call you
"Personally, over the phone or demanding any money or paying in or threatening you with jail time, things of that nature, letting you know you have warrants, that's just not how we operate," McGregory explains.
McGregory says if you receive one of these calls, it's best to just hang up
"After you hang up if you want to give us a call at our non-emergency number just to let us know, and then that way we can kind of keep a tally on how many calls are coming in, we probably won't necessarily take a report on it or anything," McGregory says. "Just kind of get a tally and say hey this is kind of still going on, do we need to take more steps, do we need to try to do something different."
If you believe you have been a victim of this scam you can contact (816)271-4777.
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