Lake City police investigating scam using 'spoof' phone number
The scammer contacted the victim using the app Text Now, where the user can create a fake phone number, police say.
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Author: First Coast News Staff
Published: 4:49 PM EDT July 19, 2021
Updated: 4:49 PM EDT July 19, 2021
LAKE CITY, Fla. — The Lake City Police Department is searching for potential victims of a scammer who used a 'spoof' phone number to extort a resident.
The scammer contacted the victim using the app Text Now, where the user can create a fake phone number, according to the Lake City Police Department. Using the number, the scammer had the victim call 386-754-4344, one digit off from the LCPD's non-emergency number. The person on the other end pretended to be a police officer.