Warning Issued As Scammers 'Spoof' Police Numbers Monday, 19 April 2021 Detectives are warning people to be aware of scammers who are using police telephone numbers in their efforts to defraud people.
West Yorkshire Police is investigating three incidents where fraudsters have ‘spoofed’ numbers found on its website to make people believe that the demands for money are from genuine police officers. Spoofing involves the caller changing the number which appears on a Caller ID and, according to Ofcom’s website, accounts for a significant and growing proportion of nuisance calls. Detective Inspector Leanne Walker, of West Yorkshire Police’s Economic Crime Unit, said: