fePossible Scammer Threatens To Call Police On The Police Asking Questions About Suspicious Mailing

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Who’s a scammer to turn to for help when they feel they’re being harassed? Apparently, the authorities: police in Vermont say they were investigating a possible scam targeting senior citizens, and called up the alleged scammer with a few questions — who then threatened to call the cops.

Burlington police shared the trouble they had while investigating a potential scam targeting residents in the area on Twitter 9 (h/t CBS Boston), after some people received a postcard alerting them to a package they had waiting to be delivered, that they didn’t know they had coming to them. The mailing asks for a credit card number to get the package on its way to the recipients, which sounds a lot like a scam.

Police called the number listed on the card to ask a few questions, but a woman who picked up couldn’t provide a legitimate address or company name. She hung up, and the police called back, and spoke to a woman who threatened to call the police on the police.

So then, in an unusual turn of events, "Sue" threatens to call the police on us! https://t.co/wdiUQxRUAv

— Burlington Police MA (@burlingtonpd) September 26, 2015

When a Twitter follower told police they should’ve given the woman the main number for the Burlington Police Department and have her report their call, police said that’s exactly what they did.

@MikeBarry_Lynn we did just that…

— Burlington Police MA (@burlingtonpd) September 26, 2015

According to the police department’s Twitter account, cops are still looking into the business and its mailer in an attempt to verify whether it is indeed, a scam or some kind of legitimate venture.

Here’s more info on how you can help protect your loved ones from suspected elder scams.

by Mary Beth Quirk via Consumerist