Gardiner resident targeted in police impersonation scam - Newport Dispatch

Gardiner resident targeted in police impersonation scam - Newport Dispatch

NEW PALTZ — A Gardiner resident received a scam call on April 1 from an individual falsely claiming to be “Chief Matthew E. Sutton” of the “New Paltz South Police,” according to the New Paltz Police Department. The male caller, who spoke with a foreign accent, told the resident he was investigating a Homeland Security report about purchases the resident had made. The scammer used technology to make the call appear to come from the legitimate New…