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Scammers Posing As Police, Telling Victims They Are Guilty Of Sex Crimes In Westchester Scammers Posing As Police, Telling Victims They Are Guilty Of Sex Crimes In Westchester
Scammers Posing As Police, Telling Victims They Are Guilty Of Sex Crimes In Westchester Authorities in Westchester are warning residents to look out for phone scammers who have been calling from a police number and extorting money from victims.  In an announcement on Wednesday, Dec. 13, Yonkers Police warned residents that the scammers have been using a technique called spoofing to cause the number on victims' caller IDs to show a number belonging to the department's 2nd Precinct.  According to the department, the scammers have been telling victims that they have been found guilty of sex crimes. They then proceed to extort money from the victim to rectify the si…

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by Ben Crnic