BELTON, TX — The Belton Police Department is issuing a warning after receiving reports of scam calls that appear to come from their phone number.
"We’ve received multiple calls about scam calls coming from our phone number," Belton Police posted on Twitter Tuesday.
BPD said they are not making any calls concerning family issues, and will always identify their self by name and badge number.
"Please do not give any personal info over the phone. When in doubt, please call us," BPD said.
We’ve received multiple calls about scam calls coming from our phone number. BPD is not making any calls concerning family issues, and always will identify their self by name and badge number. Please do not give any personal info over the phone. When in doubt, please call us. pic.twitter.com/c8U9XFbGEd
— Belton Police Dept (@BeltonPolice) February 2, 2021
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