Phone spoofers impersonating law enforcement

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Spoofers are calling and claiming to be from SPD and are either:

• Asking for money for donations
• Claiming to have a warrant that must be paid over the phone
• Demanding payment for red light camera tickets, often through Bitcoin currency

The phone numbers on caller ID appear to be local numbers, but they are actually spoofed numbers that are from outside the United States. Spoofers use voice-over-internet-protocol-numbers, which makes them [impossible] to investigate because...

Full story:
https://www.mysuncoast.com/2019/12/0...their-tactics/