Phone scams from YPD number
The Yuma Police Department (YPD) has been receiving calls in reference to another phone scam. YPD said scammers are now spoofing one of their numbers.
According to YPD, spoofing is when a caller falsifies information transmitted to your caller ID display to disguise their identity. Scammers tend to use neighbor spoofing so it appears that an incoming call is coming from a local number. YPD said they may also spoof a number from a company or a government agency you may know and trust.
The first victim received the first call from someone identifying themselves as an officer with the Social Security Office. The caller told the victim they had warrants for his arrest. YPD said the caller identified himself as a Victor Hughes and gave the address of 315 N. Washington Street, Rockwell, M.D., which is the actual address of the Social Security Administration. YPD states a second call came from their non-emergency number in which the caller identified himself as Hans Marshal, a police officer with YPD. He corroborated the story that Victor Hughes told and advised the victim that they needed to pay for the warrants.
YPD advices the community not to fall for these scams. The YPD nor any other government agency will call and tell you to send money to pay for an arrest warrant or any other issue.
