VicPD Says Scammers Spoofing Its Non-Emergency Line

VicPD warns public of non-emergency number being spoofed in alleged scams

The Victoria Police Department (VicPD) is alerting residents that their non-emergency number is being displayed on alleged scam calls across Canada. VicPD said they will never call people requesting banking information, passwords, pins or payment. The department added that the scammers can manipulate caller IDs to make it look like the call is coming from a legitimate phone number. Seeing VicPD’s non-emergency number on the screen does not neces…

VicPD says scammers spoofing its non-emergency line

Victoria Police is warning the public of an active phone scam where fraudsters are spoofing the department’s non-emergency number to appear on call display. In a social media post Thursday, VicPD said they’ve received reports across Canada of alleged phone scammers that look like they’re calling from their non-emergency line. “Please remember: VicPD will never call you to request your banking information, passwords, PINs or payment,” states VicP…