Police Impersonator Arrests: Belleville Officers Uncover Scam Ring

Verkkobefore you do anything else, talk with someone you trust.

Anyone who’s rushing you into paying or giving information is almost certainly a scammer.

Verkkobut now we’re hearing about a new ploy:

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Scammers are impersonating the police!

That takes some chutzpah, huh?

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Here’s how it works.

Verkkoyour phone rings and the person on the other end tells you that they’re law enforcement calling from a local police station.

Caller id makes it look.

Verkkomatthew allen disbro, age 44, was arrested wednesday for impersonating a police officer.

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His black, unmarked dodge charger had police style.

Phone scams have been around forever, but now con artists get information from the internet to impersonate real people.

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Verkkoa “serial” police impersonator, this florida man has pretended to be a cop for more than two decades.

He’s also been arrested for several other.