Minutes later, the Whitsunday resident received a call and their phone showed it was coming from Whitsunday Police Station. The call was answered and another man, who said he was a police officer, repeated the same information about the resident’s tax file number. Again, the resident refused to provide any information. The scammer swore and abused the resident before the call ended. The resident contacted the Whitsunday Police Station where officers confirmed the incident was an attempt to scam money and identifying information from the resident. Police are urging residents to be careful with who they give personal information to. Picture: Gaye Gerard