⚠️ SCAM ALERT: The caller often pretends to be a detective.
PITTSBURGH — Scammers are spoofing a phone number that appears to be from the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police’s Zone 6 station.
Pittsburgh police alerted the public to the scam on Tuesday in a Facebook post.
SCAM ALERT: Recently, we have received reports of a phone scam targeting Pittsburgh residents.
These scammers are “spoofing” or using a number that looks like the Zone 6 station phone number.
The caller often poses as a Zone 6 detective and claims they are investigating the recipient of the call for a crime. They demand payments and gift cards to settle the warrants or charges.
Pittsburgh Bureau of Police would like to remind everyone we will never ask for people to pay warrants and fines over the phone.
If you receive one of these calls, please hang up and contact police directly.
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