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Just such an incident occurred in Westport on Friday, Feb. 16 when a resident received a voice mail from a person requesting money.
According to Capt. David Wolf, of the Westport Police, the caller identified themselves as Wolf and requested that the resident call them back. Upon returning the call, the scammer said the resident had a bench warrant and requested that she pay a $5,000 fine.
"This is a SCAM as this call was not placed by Captain Wolf nor any other member of the Westport Police Department," Wolf said.
Fortunately, Wolf said, the resident realized it was a scam and therefore did not suffer a financial loss.
"Please remember that no member of the police department will ever request that a fine be paid over the phone nor call to solicit any type of payment," Wolf added.
Additionally, as a reminder, do not give any personal banking information such as account numbers to someone who may call unless you are absolutely sure of who you are speaking with, police said.
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