Normal police warn of scammers impersonating them

Posted on July 4, 2024

*Normal police will never call about parking tickets, according to the post. (Photo courtesy WMBD-TV)*

NORMAL – The Normal Police Department is reporting on Wednesday that there have been reports of scammers impersonating them.

According to a Normal police Facebook post, scammers impersonating Normal police officers call people and claim they have unpaid parking tickets. The scammers will then threaten those they call with arrest if they don’t pay them.

They might also use the names of actual Normal police officers to make themselves seem more convincing.

Normal police will never call about parking tickets, according to the post. People should know that you should hang up if anyone calls asking to pay a fine with a credit card, gift card or by wiring them money.

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