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Phone Scam: Callers Posing As Police, Asking For Money In Westchester

A police department in Westchester is warning residents of a phone scam involving a caller posing as an officer and asking victims for money to help their family member.

Phone scam.

Phone scam.

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In an announcement on Wednesday, Feb. 7, White Plains Public Safety officials said they have heard of several incidents of suspects spoofing the department's phone number. 

According to the department, the caller will say they are a White Plains Police officer and claim that the victim's family member was involved in an accident. They will then ask the victim for money. 

Luckily, some residents who received the call were able to figure out that it was a scam and reported it to authorities. 

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