Scam alert: Delta police warn of fraudsters spoofing non-emergency number

Fraudsters are spoofing cell phone numbers to steal your money.

Police in Delta, B.C., are warning the public about a scam in which fraudsters spoof the department’s non-emergency number – after receiving more than 40 reports Thursday.

The caller is falsely identifying themselves as a representative of the either the local police or an anti-fraud agency, authorities said.

“Victims are told that their phone number is linked to a police investigation and are then asked to provide personal information,” according to a news release from the Delta Police Department.

“These fraudulent calls appear to come from the DPD’s non-emergency number, but they are not legitimate. The scam has been reported across Canada and the United States, with a concentration of cases in Manitoba and Ontario.”

Anyone who receives one of these calls is advised not to disclose any personal information and to hang up immediately.